By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad,Oct. 29: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation filed against the state government’s move to develop 1,412 acres in Velugodu reserve forest at Atmakuru in Kurnool district as Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy Smruthi Vanam (memorial park) as arbitrary and illegal.
The government, on September 30, had issued a GO to develop a memorial in the name of YSR at the spot where his copter crashed on September 2.
WATCH, a registered society represented by its secretary, Mr B. Dasharatham, had filed the PIL saying that the Nallamala forest which covers a large number of districts is the only dense forest in the state. He said apart from having rich flora and fauna, it houses a number of animals and plant species which may become extinct due to the proposed memorial.
The government told a division bench comprising Chief Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy that it would neither destroy the flora and fauna nor the environment in the forest. It also submitted that the government would not fell any trees in the area. It added that it would take steps for afforestation at the proposed site.
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