End Government-tribal clash in Telangana Podu cultivation, in which forest land is cleared by burning to grow crops, is a means of livelihood for tribals. But the forest department has to protect the ecology and promote biodiversity. Share Via Email | A+A A- Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao (File photo| EPS) When the Southwest monsoon comes to Telangana, it brings along with it unrest in tribal habitations. The inevitable clashes that take place between the forest department staff and the tribals not only disturb the stillness of the sylvan glades of Telangana’s hinterland but are also eloquent testimony to the government’s lack of will to address the decades-old festering sore.