National Highways Authority of India is yet again in the dock with regard to the proposed expansion of the Hyderabad-Bijapur road, after a follow-up petition was filed in the National Green Tribunal for protection of the banyan trees dotting the road margins in Chevella. The petition was filed by Tejah Balantrapu, Pranay Juvvadi, and Natasha Ramaratnam, the original petitioners of …
“The tiny seed of a mighty Banyan tree is smaller than the egg of the smallest fish. When grown, it is large enough to offer shade to the entire battalion of the king: elephants, chariots, cavalry and infantry.” These words — from a beautiful Tamil verse by the 16th century Pandyan ruler from Tenkasi, Ativirarama Pandian — were quoted by …
An ordinary man from Warangal district has chosen his own path — literally — to protest the possible felling of the banyan trees along the way to Chevella. An employee of a private hospital, Mr. Prakash had earlier walked from Warangal to Medaram thrice requesting the authorities to conduct Medaram Jathara without causing any damage to the environment. “I was …
HYDERABAD: The most popular green agitation currently happening in the city is ‘Save Banyans of Chevella’ form past four years as a 20-member group is striving hard to preserve 914 banyan trees planted along the Chevella-Vikarabad road. Nature photographer Anand Vishwanadha, who brought out this agitation with his group, says “I have total and absolute conviction that we should save …
A six-footer looks like a dwarf beside a towering Banyan tree. All this in the highway could disappear, as the trees are likely to be axed for road widening, says Sadhana Ramchander, a member of Save the Banyans of Chevella. We started making noise after members worked on finding an alternative route — Chilkur to Vikarabad — that can be …
