Trees felled on Kaifi Azmi road in Banjara Hills for H-CITI project
Several trees were felled on Kaifi Azmi Road in Hyderabad to make way for a new vehicle underpass project. While authorities cited health issues for the removal, local activists dispute these claims, noting the trees appeared healthy.
Why it matters
The incident reflects the ongoing tension between urban infrastructure development and environmental conservation in rapidly growing cities.
Shor yunhi na parindon ne machaya hoga... Koi jangal ki taraf shahr se aaya hoga... Ped ke katne walon ko ye malum toh tha... Jism jal jaenge jab sar pe na saaya hoga . When legendary poet Kaifi Azmi penned this melancholic verse more than 40 years ago, little did he know that it would speak to the trees on the very road named after him in Hyderabad.
On Tuesday, several trees were axed on Banjara Hills Road No.2 for facilitating construction of a vehicle underpass as part of the Hyderabad City Innovative & Transformative Infrastructure (H-CITI) project aimed for resolution of traffic hassles on the stretch.
The road had been renamed after Kaifi Azmi in 2012, initiated through a resolution by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s standing committee.
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