The 274-acre reserve forest area called Kothaguda block was originally planned to be developed as a botanical garden but some vested interests, however, have managed to obtain permission from the Centre to promote an eco-tourism project in PPP mode despite strict legal provisions, Rao alleged in a letter.
The real objective of the promoters is to develop the area as a high-class commercial tourist destination with hotels and multiplexes, he claimed. Read the full report here.
Source: MSN News, Hyderabad.