Hyderabad, Feb. 24 -- Amid protests from the Opposition over eviction notices sent to residents of Madhu Park Ridge Apartments for the Gandhi Sarovar Project on the banks of Musi river in Hyderabad, Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, joined in the criticism and asked the Telangana government to call off the move.

The Gandhi Sarovar Project, undertaken as part of the Musi Rejuvenation Initiative, aims to restore the ecology, promote sustainable urban development and improve the riverfront.

A "Gandhi Circle of Unity" and the world's tallest Gandhi statue will also be built at the confluence of the Musi and Esa rivers, where ashes ofMahatma Gandhiwere immersed in 1948, the Chief Minister had announced earlier.

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