Hyderabad, August 25: Is the Union Environment and Forest Ministry averse to the State Government’s proposal to construct a memorial for the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy at Pavuralagutta in Kurnool district where the former chief minister died in a copter crash on Sept 2 last year?
According to a report published in a Delhi-based newspaper, a committee constituted by the ministry studied the proposal and recommended that no permission be granted for the same.
The report, sourced to a member of the committee, said the panel based its recommendation on the proximity of the proposed memorial to the Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary a tiger reserve.
The YSR memorial Smrithi Vanam was proposed to comprise a breeding centre for birds like peacocks and other wildlife in the forest area. The entire project is estimated to cost Rs 3.15 crore.
However, state government officials said they had not yet received any communication from the ministry. “We have not received any communication. When we made the proposal to the Ministry, we had taken enough care to ensure that the project would not violate Central acts. But the Ministry may have taken a different view,” an official said.
–Agencies