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Ex-bureaucrats sign letter resenting destruction of forest in Hyderabad

By IndianMandarins- 21 Apr 2025
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New Delhi (21.04.2025): Around 67 IAS, IPS, IFS and senior government officers from across the country have raised serious concern over the destruction of green patch in Hyderabad's Kancha Gachibowli area.
These bureaucrats have formed Constitutional Conduct Group. The group issued a statement saying that all signatory bureaucrats have expressed their concern that hundreds of acres of thick natural vegetation near the Hyderabad Central University is facing destruction in order to create IT infrastructure.
The statement, released on April 19, 2025, accused the Telangana government of violating Supreme Court orders including 1996 Godavarman ruling which required all states to identify and geo reference forests regardless of ownership.
These signatory officers included former ambassador, ex-chief secretaries and former DGPs. These officers welcomed Supreme Court's reiteration on April 16, 2025, directing all states to follow earlier orders on forest identification.

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