Telangana governor lauds Green India Challenge programme

HYDERABAD: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has planted saplings on the premises of Raj Bhavan on Saturday on the occasion of the world environment day. Rajya Sabha Member J. Santosh Kumar, who launched the Green India Challenge, has also joined the governor in the programme and planted a sapling at the Raj Bhavan.
Speaking on the occasion, the governor called upon all sections of the people to join hands in greening our state and country.
“Protecting, promoting, and restoring our ecosystem is vital for the health of the mother Earth. We must give the healthier ecosystem to future generations for their wellbeing. In order to ensure better health of the planet, we must follow the sustainable development models,” she added.
Referring to the Green India Challenge, Tamilisai Soundararajan lauded the efforts of Rajya Sabha member J Santosh Kumar in striving to improve the green cover.
“The planting of more than 10 crore saplings, involving different sections of the people and taking the greenery challenge on a massive scale will go a long way in improving our green cover,” she added. The Governor also felicitated the MP for undertaking the gigantic task of increase of green cover with an apt slogan “Hara Hain Tho Bara Hain (If it is green, it is complete) and appreciated his untiring efforts of planting saplings initiative.
Meanwhile, in a separate function, Santosh Kumar planted saplings at Forest College & Research Institute, Mulugu along with MLAs' Madhavaram Krishna Rao, KP Vivekananda Goud, MLCs Naveen Rao and Shambipur Raju on world environment day.
The MP requested all people to plant saplings and take care of them as plantation alone can combat climate changes. He stated that he initiated Green India Challenge to propagate awareness among people on the importance of plantation.