In view of the total wipeout of coconut plantations due to cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh has come forward to distribute coconut plants to farmers, Visakhapatnam MP and president of State unit of Bharatiya Janata Party K Haribabu has said.
The BKS would be distributing 50,000 coconut plants in Viskahapatnam district and 25,000 plants in the two Hudhud-affected mandals in Vizianagaram district. These plants were being distributed free of cost, he said.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu handed over some plants to a few coconut farmers here on Monday at a meeting organised at MVP Colony by the government to mark the plantation programme under the ‘Rejuvenating Vizag’ campaign.
The State government promotes the tradition of ‘Karteeka Vanabhojanam’ as a part of the green campaign in the State, the Chief Minister said. The government would also review the status of greenery across the State and take steps to improve the green cover.
Decrying the attitude of viewing sapling plantation only as a photo opportunity, Mr Naidu wanted everyone to take social forestry programme seriously. Each household should plant at least a sapling and nurture it till it grows into a tree.
