Mahbubnagar: Pillala Marri (Banyan tree) is popular in Telangana’s Mahbubnagar District which got more than 700 years of history.
According to news agency ANI, the tree was spread across three acres and is believed to be the second biggest Banyan tree in the world. One of its branches got infested by insects and is on saline drip as part of the rejuvenation.
The tree is given treatment by injecting diluted chemical to kill termite population that infested it.
World's second largest Banyan tree in Pillalamarri of Mahabubnagar district in Telangana is on saline drip as part of the rejuvenation of the tree that is almost dying.The tree is given treatment by injecting diluted chemical to kill termite population that infested it. pic.twitter.com/0ADu5jbAd2
— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2018
District collector of Mahbubnagar inspected the tree and ordered forest officials to take care of it. They began the treatment of the tree with mixed chlorpyrifos(Pesticide) in saline bottle. The solution was injected in the barks of the tree.
