Coming down heavily on the TRS government, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee President N Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the unscientific approach of the government would severely harm the green cover in the city leading to an environmental disaster.
He said that the State government's stance over the Strategic Road Development Program (SRDP) would spell doom for KBR Park. During a presentation on SRDP by Congress leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy at Gandhi Bhavan, Reddy alleged that the TRS government was destroying KBR Park and other parks in the name of development.
He reiterated that the Congress would not be a mute spectator to the destructive policies of the government. He said, "Developmental activities must be carried out keeping the public interest in view but the TRS has been eyeing only political and financial gains."
Reddy added that projects like SRDP and others would also lead to traffic issues in the future.
He also flayed the State government for causing unnecessary delays to the Metro Rail project by stopping it in the middle.
Earlier, former Vice-Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Marri Shashidhar Reddy gave a presentation on the harmful effects of the SRDP project and warned the State government of widespread protests against it. He alleged that the TRS government wanted to grab the precious land of KBR Park in the name of development.
"If this project materializes it will be very dangerous for the surrounding colonies, and in case of rains it will lead to floods in the area. This project will not leave any space for water to flow," he said.
Noted environmentalist Purushottam Reddy said that if anything done by the State government was in the interest of the people it should be respected but the government was neglecting the environmental loss to be caused by this project.
Several leaders of the Congress and other experts were also present.
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