However, the Kancha Gachibowli forest has not been spared the worst of the destruction. By mid-March, earthmovers began digging up the plot, and on March 30, dozens of bulldozers converged on the site. Despite the public outcry and student protests, tree felling continued. An official assessment of the destruction has yet to take place, but a preliminary estimate suggests that over 10,000 trees out of the 17,700 existing trees in the forest have been cut down.
