A.P. GREEN chairman urges people to plant trees, enhance green cover
K. Nagendra Rao, the new chairman of the A.P. Green Executive Committee, has launched a tree-planting initiative to increase the state's green cover. He criticized the previous government's environmental record while promoting the benefits of native trees like peepal and neem.
Why it matters
It reflects the intersection of state-level political rhetoric and environmental policy in Andhra Pradesh.
A day after taking charge of the A.P. Green Executive Committee as its chairman, Jana Sena Party (JSP) MLC K. Nagendra Rao (Nagababu), along with his wife Padmaja, planted peepal and neem trees together at Aranyamam in Mangalagiri on Saturday.
Mr. Nagababu urged people to plant saplings, protect them, and help increase green cover in the State. He observed that peepal and neem trees help maintain a clean environment and conserve biodiversity.
Hitting out at the previous government, he alleged that the YSRCP government only thought of cutting down trees and it did not care to compensate for the loss of green cover, asserting that India should strive to become a role model for other countries in increasing green cover.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in