Summary:
In place of the forest land acquired, the government is proposing to give land in Anantapur district to the forest department. Forest land, including the reserve forests of Seetakonda close to the Indira Gandhi Zoo , and casuarina plantations near Sagarnagar on the beaches towards Bheemili might soon be lost to the vagaries of development. VISAKHAPATNAM: The city is set to lose precious forest land to make way for IT projects, residential townships and other concrete structures. The government had issued a GO (RT No 343) through the environment forest science and technology department on Oct 17, 2014. "The government is trying to accommodate various IT projects, educational institutions, office buildings, residential townships and other infrastructure required for the region..