Activists hold symbolic funeral for fallen trees around KBR National Park on World Environment Day
Activists in Hyderabad held a symbolic funeral for trees removed to facilitate infrastructure projects near the KBR National Park. Protesters claim the tree felling violates a 2021 High Court stay and are calling for more sustainable development practices.
Why it matters
This event highlights the growing conflict between urban infrastructure development and environmental conservation in rapidly growing Indian cities.
Volunteers, activists and citizens opposing the tree felling around the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) National Park participated in a ‘symbolic funeral’ of the trees which were removed from various stretches to facilitate flyovers under the Hyderabad City Innovative and Transformative Infrastructure project, on Friday (June 5), marking the World Environment Day.
The article focuses heavily on the activists' perspective and their emotional protest, framing the issue through an environmental advocacy lens.
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