AP GREEN Chairman urges people to plant trees and increase green cover

A day after the Jana Sena Party (JSP) MLC took charge of the AP Green Executive Committee as its chairman, MLC K. Nagendra Rao (Nagababu) along with his wife Padmaja jointly planted peepal and neem trees at Aranyamam in Mangalagiri on Saturday.

Mr. Nagababu urged people to plant saplings, protect them and help increase the green cover in the state. He found that peepal and neem trees help maintain a clean environment and protect biodiversity.

Hitting out at the previous government, he claimed that the YSRCP government only thought about cutting down trees and did not care about compensating for the loss of green cover and argued that India should strive to become a role model for other countries in increasing green cover.

Meanwhile, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests PV Chalapathi Rao said the construction of Aranyaramam was planned at a cost of ₹24 crore over 10 months and pointed out that 73 trees that had to be removed have been successfully transplanted at various locations.

Published – 29 Aug 2026 20:46 IST