From a planting program at Thummaluru to a grand celebration at Ravindra Bharathi, the day will see one of the greenest states in the country celebrate nature
Published Date – Mon, 19 Jun 23 at 08:00 AM
Green space along the national road in the Mavala Forest neighborhood near Adilabad.
Hyderabad: From arid brown to lush green, Telangana’s transformation from seeing to believing will be celebrated on Monday, as the state prepares to organize a ‘Harithhotsavam’ as part of the decade’s celebrations.
From planting programs in Thummaluru, Ranga Reddy to a grand celebration at Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad, the day will see nature celebrated in one of the greenest states in the country.
This has been made possible by a staggering Rs 10,822 crore spent by the state government over the past decade, including for the effective implementation of the Haritha Haram scheme launched in 2015.
During the greening campaign, 2,733.3 million tree saplings were planted across the state. Completed 1.344 million mu of forest land reclamation, 203,000 mu of artificial forests, and 245.3 million mu of newly planted saplings in forest areas.
Like other ministries, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has given top priority to protecting the environment, increasing green coverage and providing a clean and green natural environment for future generations.
Over the years, with the clarion call of the Chief Minister, the people, employees, voluntary organizations have actively participated in the plantation programme. As a result, the state’s green coverage increased by 7.7%.
According to officials, the movement established 14,864 nurseries, developed 19,472 Palle Prakruthi Vanams covering 13,657 acres and established 2011 Bruhat Palle Prakruthi Vanams on 6,298 acres.
In addition to the development of parks, city parks and theme parks, there is a broad focus on roadside and mid-street boulevard plantations. Greenways have been planted covering more than 12,000 kilometers across the state.
In order to facilitate recreational facilities for people in urban areas, green lung spaces are developed as urban forest parks on the fringes of cities and towns. To this end, a total of 109 urban parks were developed, covering an area of approximately 75,740 acres.
Within GHMC, 164 Haritha Vanams were developed and 1.06 million saplings were planted on 171,000 acres of land for the effective implementation of Haritha Haram.
