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Plantation drive to be taken up at Nandyal, Kurnool and Anantapur districts on June 5
Nandyal, Kurnool and Anantapur district administrations have planned a massive plantation drive on June 5 (Thursday), on the occasion of World Environment Day.
Nandyal District Collector Rajakumari Ganiya said that 1 lakh saplings have to be planted in the gram panchayats, with at least 200 to 250 saplings in each of the 489 gram panchayats in the district. Similarly, 30 saplings should be planted in each of the 1,300 government schools in the district, he added. Another 1,000 saplings should be planted in the 21 government colleges in the district, she instructed the Education Department officials.
Ms. Rajakunari Ganiya also said that a total of 5,000 saplings should be planted in the social welfare, tribal welfare, BC, and minority welfare hostels in the district. The officials of Industries, Pollution Control Board and Mining departments were asked to plant a total of 15,000 saplings.
The Nandyal Collector asked the District Water Management Authority (DWMA) officials to plant 30,000 saplings at the places where MGNREGA works are being taken up. The district Forest officials were asked to plant 40,000 saplings, while the Agriculture, Horticulture and Irrigation departments were asked to take up plantation drive on canal bunds and boundaries of agriculture fields.
'The Housing Department officials should plant one sapling each in front of every house in the government housing colonies, and 20,000 saplings in total. Similarly, 10,000 saplings should be planted in the Collectorate and other government offices,' Ms Rajakumari Ganiya said.
The Collector also asked officials to plant 5,000 saplings in the guest houses of Roads and Buildings, Panchayat Raj and National Highway Authority departments. The officials were asked to take steps for planting 75,000 saplings in the private educational institutions.
In Anantapur, a district-level plantation drive will be held at Nagaravanam in Pampanuru of Atmakuru mandal, which will be attended by Collector Vinod Kumar V. The district has set a target of planting 3.85 lakh saplings. The Social Forestry Department has made available 12.25 lakh saplings for distribution at 14 forest nurseries in the district.
Meanwhile, Kurnool district administration has set a target of planting 4.20 lakh saplings across the district and has asked all the departments to participate in the plantation drive at open places in their office premises. A total of 5 lakh saplings will be available at the seven forest nurseries in the district.
