A tree plantation drive was taken up at the Indira Priyadarshini stadium here on Tuesday with officials planting bamboo saplings around the upcoming 1,000 metre track. The drive was initiated by Adilabad district Olympic Association president B. Goverdhan Reddy and District Sports Development Officer N. Sudhakar Rao.
The 1,000 metre track was being laid in the stadium at a cost of Rs. 10 lakh and the venture is being funded from the MPLADS of Adilabad Lok Sabha member G. Nagesh, Mr Reddy said.
“The plan to lay the track also envisages raising bamboo around it. Not only is the species fast growing but it emits about 35 per cent more oxygen than other trees,” Mr. Reddy said.
