It is estimated that the city has lost one-third of its green cover owing to encroachments, road widening and diverting forest lands for commercial purposes.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/hyderabad-third-greenest-city-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kruthi-gonwar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-chronicle-hyderabad
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hyderabad-t
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-encroachments
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-corporation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urbanisation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-act-1980
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests