Civil society delegation lists six Schedule-I species in Kancha Gachibowli site in talks with government
Students of the University of Hyderabad raise slogans during their protest demanding the removal of police personnel and earth-moving machinery from the campus, in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The students are protesting against the Telangana government’s plan to auction 400 acres of forested land in the Kancha Gachibowli area for the development of IT parks. | Photo Credit: PTI A delegation comprising civil society members, members of JAC from University of Hyderabad (UoH), environmentalists and activists which met the Telangana Cabinet members on Tuesday brought to their notice, the existence of six species of fauna listed under the Schedule-I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 at the site of Kancha Gachibowli, where the government seeks to auction 400 acres of land for IT and mixed use development. Indian peafowl, Bengal monitor lizard, Indian rock python, Indian star tortoise, osprey and four horned antelope were the six species listed by the delegation before Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, and ministers D.Sridhar Babu and Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy. One more species not mentioned in the meeting was Indian …
