President Pranab Mukherjee will launch the prestigious ‘Telanganaku Haritha Haram’ programme near Yadagirigutta in Nalgonda district on July 3.
Following a communication from Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma, District Collector P. Satyanarayana Reddy along with other officials visited the temple town on Tuesday evening to identify the location for launching the massive plantation drive. The district administration has zeroed in on 15 acres area located near Surendrapuri where the State government has decided to develop a deer park as part of the Yadagirigutta development project.
As part of his Southern sojourn, the officials stated, the President would stay at Rashtrapati Nilayam in Bolarum in Hyderabad from June 29 to July 8. The President’s office has already communicated to the State government accepting its request to the President to launch Haritha Haram, official sources said.
Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, Principal Secretaries of Endowments, Forests and a few other departments would visit the location on June 26. The President would also participate in special prayers (puja) on the hill shrine during his visit.
Officials stated that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has selected Yadagirgutta since it would draw the nation's attention to temple after the President's visit.
Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister addressed a letter to the President requesting him to launch Haritha Haaram. The President’s participation would add significance to the programme and enthuse all sections people for taking active participation in the plantation drive being taken up on a massive scale, he said.
