HYDERABAD: In tune with chief minister
K Chandrasekhar Rao
’s vision for a ‘
green Telangana
’,
Green India Challenge
has called for plantation of one crore
saplings
(‘koti vrukshaarchana’) on the occasion of
KCR’s birthday on February 17.
The one crore
tree plantation programme
has been taken by Rajya Sabha MP Joginapally Santosh Kumar. A poster for the event was released by
TRS working president
KT Rama Rao along with ministers — Mohammed Mahamood Ali and Talasani Srinivas Yadav — and Santosh.
The organisers said that one crore sapling plantation programme will begin at 10 am on February 17 and conclude within one hour.
KTR urged all the public representatives at all the levels to participate in the event and make it a success. He appreciated Santosh for taking up the initiative. The ministers said the programme should be taken up by all the sarpanches in their respective villages in coordination with forest and panchayat raj departments.
Santosh explained the details of the event over telephone to other ministers -- A Indrakaran Reddy and Errabelli Dayakar Rao — requested all the other ministers to make the event successful.
The Green India Challenge has also decided to award ‘Vanamali’ to all the people who took part in the plantation. Green India Challenge coordinators — Karunakar Reddy and Raghava — said those who want to participate in the event may send their wish to phone No. 9000365000.
After sending a message, they would receive a link to download an
app
. The participants are advised to upload their selfie after planting three saplings into the app. Within a week. they would receive a message from the CM and award of Vanamali by WhatsApp or email.
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