The Man has been living a selfish life forgetting the essence of life and is destroying the natural resources resulting in endangering the existence of humans, lamented Finance Minister Eatela Rajender. He along with Forest Minister Jogu Ramanna inaugurated the Mukti Vanam near Kaleshwaram in Jayashankar Bhupalapalli district.
Speaking on the occasion, Eatela Rajender stressed on the importance of increasing the forest cover around us. He said there is a need for more parks like Mukti vanam to come up in the state which promotes the participation of the public in planting more trees.
“We all know that there is no life without oxygen but we are still indulging in deforestation, the number of motor vehicles on the road has increased multifold resulting in pollution which is affecting our health,” he observed.
“However, the Mukti Vanam is unique serving a different purpose but at the same time promoting planting of saplings and worship of trees,” he added.
The Forest Minister Jogu Ramanna said the Mukti vanam provides the right platform to bring devotion, entertainment and health to one place. The park set up in an area of 50 acres houses Nakshatra Vanam, Rasi Vanam, Butterfly Garden, Navagraha Vanam, Saptharushi Vanam and Panchavati Vanam etc. “With and intention if revive the degraded forests, the state government has introduced Telanganaku Haritha Haram program which promotes growing of more trees. Due to the increased pollution levels, there is an urgent need to develop urban lung spaces,” he said.
Since a large number of devotees come to the Kaleshwara Mukteshwara Swamy Temple, the park would cater to their needs of performing prayers which involve planting a certain sapling or praying to a specific tree according their date of birth. An amount of Rs 1.45 crore has been spent for the park which is intended to promote tourism in the district. Apart from the designated parks, there is a children’s play area, resting areas, a wooden house, specially designed ponds, and several cement constructions which were made to look like wooden structures were also constructed.
The Local MLA Putta Madhu, conservator of forests, M J Akbar, DFO T Ravi Kiran, FDO C. Vajra Reddy, FRO Ramesh and others were present.