KBR flyovers: SC hears, not clears
Telangana asked the Supreme Court to lift its May halt on tree-felling near KBR Park so seven flyovers and six underpasses can move. The Court listed it; the politics will try to spin the rest.
The Supreme Court listed Telangana’s plea seeking to lift the restraint on tree-felling near KBR Park.
The KBR Corridor fight is now on the Supreme Court’s docket, not in the WhatsApp victory posts. In Kaajal Maheshwari v. State of Telangana (SLP(C) 17054/2026), the state has applied to vacate the May 18 restraint on tree-felling around KBR National Park so work on seven flyovers and six underpasses can proceed. The bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan recorded the applications — including to vacate stay — and said, “List on 24.08.2026.” That is the record; “cleared to build” is not.
According to reports on the state’s submissions, Telangana says revised designs minimise impact, affected trees are 25–35 metres outside the park boundary, no trees inside the park were cut, and the project is needed to cut congestion, fuel use and emissions. A Telugu report cites claimed emission drops and fuel savings from a government document. Those are the state’s claims, not the Court’s findings.
The petitioner disputes that account and, per reporting on the filings, alleges government-acknowledged impact to 963 trees. A separate citizen mapping counted 672 trees on the surrounding medians — a different exercise, not confirmation of 963.
What is confirmed today is procedural: the case exists, the stay question is before the bench, and an August 24 order has been issued though its text is not yet visible on the Court’s site. The Congress-BJP-TDP chorus will happily misreport a listing as a licence; the Supreme Court has not obliged them.