These will come up in Chittoor, Kadapa, Kasibugga (Srikakulam), Gargeyapuram (Kurnool), Velagada (Nellimarla), Kalikiri (Chittoor), Kailasagiri (Srikalahasti), Prakasa Rao Palem (Tadepalligudem), Sri Krishnadevaraya Kota (Penukonda), Batrepalli (Kadiri) and the Eastern Ghats Biodiversity Centre in Visakhapatnam.
A total of 50 ‘Nagara Vanams’ are under development and works are going on at a brisk pace. The MoEF&CC will provide more funds in the due course, he says.
Thirty ‘Nagara Vanams’ will be ready for use in the next 100 days, Mr. Pawan Kalyan says, adding that the State government has laid renewed emphasis on them as part of its mission to increase green cover.
The government will be organising ‘Vana Mahotsav’ on August 30, he says, and calls upon people, especially youth, to take part in it on a large scale.