68 lakh saplings will be planted this year: Minister
The Hindu
‘Drive will be taken up under MGNREGS’
Pursuing the dream of ‘Green Andhra Pradesh’, the State government has chalked out plans to plant 68 lakh saplings along the roads in a stretch of 17,000 km. As of now, the target is to plant 68 lakh saplings. It can be taken up to 1 crore, said Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy. The Minister inaugurated a workshop on ‘Jagananna Pacha thoranam’ here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that the mass plantation drive would be taken up under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS).More Related News