HYDERABAD: Around 40 acres of forest, mostly grassland, was turned to ashes on Thursday after some unknown persons set fire to it in Damagundam, in the portion of the forest that was given to the Indian Navy by the state government for setting up a radar station. According to forest officials, the fire reportedly started in the morning and was …
HYDERABAD: The handing over by the forest department of a large tract of forest area in Damagundam in Vikarabad district to the Indian Navy recently is learnt to have turned into a death warrant for wildlife, particularly deer that live in the forest with reports of poaching of Chital, or Spotted Deer – incidentally the state animal of Telangana. “Ever …