Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force Y. Madhusudhan Reddy on Tuesday said that his department is exploring the feasibility of creating overpasses at certain identified points on the Alipiri-Tirumala foot path for the safety passage of both trekking pilgrims and wild animals.
Speaking to the media, he said the department is considering forming a committee with officials from Dehradun-based Wild Life Institute of India, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Hyderabad-based Tiger Conservation Society, State Forest as well as TTD in order to produce a detailed proposal on the construction of said overpasses.
The construction of overpasses and underpasses mandates joint deliberations with the Ministry of Surface Transport and Indian Road Congress for the supply of civil structural designs. If the proposal is passed, it will serve as a win for the forest department and TTD in avoiding man-animal conflict.
