Hyderabad: As per the instructions of the Hon’ble Chief Minister, it is proposed to take up Mega Plantations in all 73 ULBs in the State including GHMC and the areas covered under HMDA on 12.10.2017. That day shall be observed as “Urban Green Day” for planting under Telanganaku Haritha Haram. That, It is proposed to take up the minimum 2000 – 5000 Numbers of plants in each ULB, depending upon their size and availability of the place. It is Further proposed to organise the Plantation programme in a festive manner by involving all public representatives, SHG members, students, Institutions, General public and other stakeholders.
The plantation activity shall be taken up on main roads, layouts, Institutional open spaces, dump yards, lakes, Vaikuntadhamam and other religious places. It is targeted to plant at least 5,00,000 Nos of plant on the Urban Day. Suitable instructions were given through the video conference to the Municipal Commissioners to organise the above programme in a befitting manner on 12.10.2017 by Dr. T. K. Sreedevi, IAS, Director of Municipal Administration, Telangana, Hyderabad. The Municipal Commissioners were also instructed that funds shall be made available to the ULBs where ever required and as such make the programme a grand success.