Cut off, no hospital, school far: 5 Telangana tiger reserve villages want out

Cut off, no hospital, school far: 5 Telangana tiger reserve villages want out

Hyderabad: Residents of five villages inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district took to the streets in Achampet town recently, demanding that forest authorities speed up their voluntary relocation, while pushing back against claims that they are being forcibly displaced. The rally, attended by women, youth and elders from Sarlapally, Kudichintala Bailu, Kollampenta, Thatigundala Penta and Vatavarlapally, came at an un…