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Hans India
14-07-2025
- General
- Hans India
Vana Mahotsavam held at Nehru Zoo Park
Hyderabad: Nehru Zoological Park launched a mega plantation programme under the Vana Mahotsavam programme on Sunday. As part of this, Dr C Suvarna, PCCF (HoFF), Telangana and Elusing Meru, PCCF (Wildlife), Telangana along with other Forest Officials and Director of Zoo Parks, Telangana visited Nehru Zoological Park and planted the tree saplings of Ficus and other fruit bearing and shade giving tree saplings near the reptile house area. During the programme, Dr Suvarna flagged off and released a pair of 'Serval Cats' into the enclosure for the public display at small cats enclosure. These cats are of about 2 years old. This new exotic species is endemic to the African continent and lives up to 16 years in captivity. Later, the PCCF also inaugurated the renovated Fossil Park Garden, a variety of plant species planted in the model of Telangana map. 'With a motto to increase the green cover in the state, everyone has to plant a tree in the name of mother – Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam,' said Dr Suvarna. Dr Sunil S Hiremath, Director Zoo Parks, Telangana and Field Director (FAC), Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangana, M J Akbar, Former Director - NZP, Dr MA Hakeem, Deputy Director (Vet), M Barnoba, Deputy Curator, Dr P Srinivas, Asst. Director (Vet), A Nagamani, ACF, Admin and other officers also participated in the programme.
Hans India
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
UP to make record by planting over 37 crore saplings in a day
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the state is set to create a new record by planting more than 37 crore saplings in a single day under the ongoing 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign. In a post on social media platform X, the chief minister said, 'Under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, Uttar Pradesh will create a new milestone today, July 9, 2025. 'Under the visionary leadership and inspiring guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state has successfully planted more than 204 crore trees in the last eight years, increasing forest cover by an additional five lakh acres.' 'In continuation of this effort, we aim to plant more than 37 crore saplings across the state in a single day,' the chief minister said, urging people to participate in the campaign and express gratitude to Mother Earth and their own mothers through environmental conservation. Using the campaign hashtag #Ek_Ped_Ma_Ke_Naam, Adityanath invited citizens to join the drive as a symbolic gesture of devotion to maternal figures and nature. In another post, the chief minister shared an article penned by him in a leading Hindi daily, titled 'Aaiye Karen Vasudha Ka Harit Shringaar' (Let us adorn the earth with greenery). Referring to the state's annual plantation campaign, he wrote, 'From July 9, the Plantation Campaign-2025 begins. We are not just planting saplings, we are planting the future, we are planting values.'
