Hyderabad, August 10: The government has decided to plant 30 crore saplings in the state during the monsoon season, a record of sorts in the country. Out of this 3.87 crore saplings would be planted by the forest department.
This decision was taken at a meeting held by chief minister K Rosaiah with chief secretary SV Prasad and forest department minister P Ramachandra Reddy here today.
The chief minister expressed his happiness over planting of 24 lakh saplings on a single day on July 16.
He complemented the officials who took part in this programme. He said the success could be attributed to the campaign on the need to grow trees and the awareness being created on the ‘Nava Vana Udyamam.’
Rosaiah particularly complemented officials of West Godavari district for planting 3.5 lakh saplings on a single day.
He observed that the response was poor in Rangareddy, Nalgonda and Prakasam districts.
The chief minister said that there was a need to increase greenery in the districts of Rayalaseema, Telangana and north Andhra where famine was a common feature.
He wanted that the forlorn lands, schools, vacant lands should be used to grow trees. The plants should be fenced with tree guards, Rosaiah said.
–Agencies