Thanks to the initiative of Collector R V Karnan, the department has decided to grow native plant species in about one hectare in the Velugumatla urban park on the outskirts of the town on a pilot basis. Officer on Special Duty (TKHH) at Chief Minister’s Office Priyanka Varghese planted saplings at the urban park at Velugumatla in adherence to the Miyawaki method of afforestation on Thursday evening. Earlier in the day, Ms Priyanka Varghese inspected various nurseries in Kusumanchi, Mudigonda and Khammam urban mandals. Efforts are under way to plant saplings in the areas which received the initial spell of rains in the current monsoon season. She exhorted all sections of people to collectively strive to make the fifth phase of TKHH a success and help improve Telangana's green cover.

Source: The Hindu July 04, 2019 16:07 UTC