Hyderabad, Sept. 9 -- Concerns over the potential loss of more than 3000 trees in Hyderabad's KBR Park surfaced in the Telangana High Court on Monday, September 8, with petitioners warning that the proposed road infrastructure around the park would severely impact the city's ecological balance.

The court, hearing long-pending public interest litigations, directed the Union Ministry of Environment to file its counter-affidavit within six weeks.

PILs challenge 2015 orders

The PILs were filed in 2016 by environmentalist K Purushotham Reddy and others, challenging government orders issued in 2015 for the construction of flyovers and underpasses at major junctions surrounding the park.

The petitioners argued that the project would strip th...