Hyderabad, July 2 -- The Telangana government on Wednesday, July 1, issued orders notifying the proposal for the declaration of Sardarnagar Proposed Reserve Forest, covering 280 acres in Mankhal village of Shamshabad division, Rangareddy district.

The notified area measures 280.09 acres, comprising Survey Nos. 103 to 120. The land was originally assigned in 1977 by the then District Collector of Rangareddy to the Social Forestry Department for raising plantations and undertaking forestry activities.

Following the merger of the Social Forestry and Territorial Wings, proposals were initiated to declare the area as a Reserve Forest. However, due to various administrative reasons and prolonged litigation, the proposal remained pending for n...