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Pranab to do the honours at Yadagirigutta
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.
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