Andhra Pradesh - Anantapur   

Emphasis on green cover

— Photo: K. V. Poornachandra Kumar

Green cover: Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha Vice-Chancellor Harekrishna Satapathy planting a sapling on the campus in Tirupati on Sunday.

ANANTAPUR: Zilla Parishad Chairperson T. Kavitha said that good forest cover will keep the earth green by ensuring timely and sufficient rains. She called upon the students to adopt two plants each and take proper care of them till they grow into trees.

Speaking at the 60th ‘Vanamahotsavam’ here on Sunday she noted that Anantapur was the second lowest rainfall receiving district in the country after Jaisalmer in Rajasthan and the district was in need of good forest cover to induce rains.

District Collector B. Janardhan Reddy said every citizen should take it upon as a responsibility to raise plants and protect the existing ones. The administration was launching a massive awareness programme on the need of plantation in the district by inspiring students in schools and colleges.

A plan was being prepared to plant trees in every vacant site including school and office premises, housing colonies, along the roads and other places. Chief Conservator of Forests of Anantapur Circle S.N. Jadhav stated that every person should make efforts raise plants equivalent to the usage of wood by him throughout his/her life.

About 400 seedlings were planted in about one hectare land on the premises of Government Medical College extension building near JNTU. Divisional Forest Officer, Social Forestry, Prasanna Kumar, Principal of GMC Prabhakar Rao and others participated.

Chittoor: District Collector Sheshadri launched ‘Vanamahastovam’ on Sunday by planting a sapling at the newly constructed Collector office complex. He said 15 lakh saplings would be planted in a month as part of ‘Vanamahastovam’besides developing the park near Gangineni Cheruvu on Chittoor-Vellore-Tirupati highway. Joint collector Suresh participated in the programme.

At Tiruapti, Harekrishna Satapathy, Vice-Chancellor of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha also planting saplings on the campus on the occasion of ‘Vanamahotsavam’.

KADAPA: District Collector Shashi Bhushan Kumar called for extensive tree plantation for safeguarding the environment.

Speaking at the 60th ‘Vanamahotsavam’ celebrations at the Social Welfare Residential School for Girls here, the Collector, Chief Conservator of Forests C.K. Mishra, Kadapa Mayor P. Raveendranath Reddy and school principal Sukanya planted saplings on the premises. Planting of 32 lakh saplings was targeted in Kadapa district this year, the Collector said in a meeting later.

Every person should plant a sapling and take a pledge to safeguard it, Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar said. Mr. Mishra said while the population grew by leaps and bounds, the forest cover dwindled rapidly. He called for steps to safeguard forest wealth.

Growing environmental pollution was damaging the ozone layer and hence the day temperature was around 42 degrees C and further heat wave conditions could prevail if greenery was not promoted, the Mayor said. Saplings were being planted in road dividers, ring road and all over Kadapa, he said.

They gave away prizes to winners of elocution and essay writing competitions conducted by the Forest Department. Divisional Forest Officers C.P. Vinod Kumar and Sagar, sub-DFO Nagaraju, teachers and students participated.

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