Rural Road Construction and Improvement Projects in Wildlife Areas of Telangana

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The Telangana government proposed 18 rural road construction and improvement projects in wildlife sanctuaries, requiring animal underpasses as a mitigation measure to facilitate wildlife movement. The projects are located in districts including Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Adilabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mancherial, and Mahabubabad, with some roads passing through the Kawal Tiger Reserve and other tiger corridor areas. The government initially proposed 153 animal underpasses but later requested to reduce them drastically to 38 due to cost and security concerns. The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has decided to form a committee to suggest cost-effective alternatives for animal passages.