Programme launched to plant 30 lakh saplings in Greater Hyderabad
The Hindu
As part of Telangana government’s Vana Mahotsav programme, 30 lakh saplings would be planted in Greater Hyderabad to improve green cover.
A programme to plant 30 lakh saplings in Greater Hyderabad this year was launched on Monday. As part of Telangana government’s Vana Mahotsav programme to improve green cover, the saplings would be distributed home-to-home.
It was launched by BC Welfare and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar at Government Polytechnic College in Ramanthapur, Hyderabad. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, deputy mayor Mothe Srilatha Shoban Reddy, commissioner Amrapali Kata and others were present.
Hyderabad was listed in the ‘Tree Cities of the World-2021’ because of earlier plantation programmes. Besides, according to India State of Forest Report 2021, the forest cover in Hyderabad increased by 147%, as per a press release.
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