Telangana ku Harithaharam - Sixth phase (2020-2021)

Ready for the green eve of another phase of TelanganakuHaritharam.  Telangana kuHarithaharam is a project born out of the aspiration to become the most livable area by all means, based on the struggling state. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao called on everyone to be a part to plant the saplings in rural and urban under this MahaYagna.

On completion of five phases successfully, now the program is trailed into sixth phase. The Chief Minister has ordered to start the sixth phase Harithaharam from June 25, with the intention of fulfilling the expected greenery target despite the corona virus impact. CM to start 6th phase by plant sapling in narsapur forest area under forest rejunavation.

The government sketch all measures for proper care duly maintaining physical distance, while carrying out plantation works. The government is planning to take adequate measures to ensure that, at least 85 per cent of the plants to get survive, in association with Palle Pragathi and Pattana Pragathi programe as large number of plantings already in operation.

Plans are already under implementation to establish a nursery in each panchayat and grow the plants of needed in the village. The new Panchayat Raj Act also enacted rules for housekeeping of the planting and protection of the plants planted in their homes, along with the village level mechanism for plantation and protection. The Panchayati Raj Act also provides for stringent action and penalties on those who are neglect. The government's ambitious plan is to make sure that there are no loopholes and that everybody is behind the government's decision to have environmental mentality.

Telangana government’s Haritha haram project is one of the most prestigious initiatives of the state after the creation of a separate state. Telangana CM KCR has embarked on this campaign to increase the current 24% greenness of the state to 33% growing.   Telangana kuHaritha haram is an attempt to transform Telangana into a beautiful, healthy and highly habitable state.

Green targets continues to be aimed at controlling rising global warming and providing a healthier environment for future generations to live in. The program, which has already completed five years, is entering its sixth consecutive year. The results of the planting of the last five phases, the will of the government and the cooperation of all sections of the society are now visible before our eyes. Greenery is growing at a remarkable rate throughout the state. Streets, villages along all the roads (Avenue Plantation)  grown are attracting vegetation. The villagers are adopting greenery war as a part of share in making green of their villages . A recent nation wide report released by the Forest Survey of India makes it clear that Telangana is one of the states where greenery is growing significantly. Telangana is also at the forefront of alternative forestry and natural forest restoration schemes with the benefit of CAMPA funds.

The increase in water availability is a gift due to the Kaleshwaram project is a source of green. Kaleshwarvaram is a great resource for planting and protecting plants in the paddy fields. Though earlier set to target 230 million plants across the state, the government has revised the expectations and amendments were taken on the basis of field level reports and staff to identify the best spots. The planting target is mandated by the village level mechanism.

Identification of social spaces in the villages, along with the required number of plants, will be decided in the respective villages. Similarly, the zonal and district level targets are finalized. These objectives will be evaluated and approved by a committee consisting of the District Collector, District Forest Officer, Nodal Officer, Rural Development Officer and the respective Departmental Officers. The government has already ordered the preparation of nursery directories with information incorporated on the number of plants , varieties, nurseries details made available in each district.

Reviews on arrangements - Chief Minister's orders.

Minister Indrakaran Reddy reviewed preparations with forest officials. Chief secretary Somesh Kumar reviewing  regularly and gearing up the official machinery.

R. Sobha, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), held a video conference with forest officials of all districts.

Minister of State for Environment, Forests, Science and Technology, Law and Endowment Sri Allola Indrakaran Reddy has called for a full implementation of the government mechanism for the sixth phase program to begin on June 25th.

With past experience, it has been suggested that plans should be laid out with practical goals. The Minister has held meetings with the officials of the Forest Department on the sixth Phase. The Minister also touched the aspects on past planted plants - their protection, their vigilance to protect the plants during the summer, the Green Friday program, drinking water facilities and other aspects of wildlife thirst.

This time the targets of about nearly 30 crores (29.86)  plants are to be planted across the state as part of the Telangana Ku Haritha Haram Program (2020-21). 3.59 crore of plants are available for plantation under forest cover, forest officials said. In the villages, municipalities, the State Chief Minister KCR ordered to set up nurseries by the respective departments that, the plants are growing. GHMC, HMDA, Panchayat

In the nurseries of the GHMC, HMDA, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Departments, 21.16 crore plants have been raised. A total of 24.74 crore saplings are readily available for planting. Of this, 2.16 crore of plants higher sized plants are being available as part of a Harithaharam program on behalf of the Forest Department and 1.42 cores of higher sized plants readily available for compensatory forestry under CAMPA.

The state government fixed the planting targets to HMDA 5 crores, GHMC 2.5 crores. and other all urban local bodies to Plant 5 more crores.

As per the KCR directive, in the sixth phase of harithaharam, the saplings of tamarind are to be planted in large scale under the forest department about 24.50 lakhs, 81.69 lakhs by the village panchayat nurseries the tamarind plants are planted.

 The Forest Department officials are also advised to move take action in accordance with the goals set by each department and coordinate the respective departments. Minister Indrakaran Reddy appeal all stakeholders to make the sixth phase a success.

Completion of Telangana kuHarithaharamal ready under five phases in detail:

2015-16 - 15.86 crores are planted

2016-17 - Planted 31.67 crores

2017-18 - Plants 34.07 crores

2018-19 - Planted 32 crores

2019-20- 38.18 crores are planted

Target for 2020-21 - 20 crores (approx)

The total number of plants planted in the last five years - 151.77 crores

Forests planted for forest regeneration - 30.97 crores

The total number of plants planted across the state - 182.74 crores.

Progress of Haritha haramof the last five phases–in detail;

The Telangana Ku Haritha haram Program was officially launched on July 3, 2015 at the Moinabad Zone of ChilkurBalaji Temple in Rangareddy District by the Telangana CM KCR.

KCR Government aims to promote planting and greening of plants across the state. 40 crores were targeted for planting in 2015-16, whereas 15.86 crores were planted in view of rainy weather conditions.

The subsequent year of the program i.e. 2016-17,  31.67 crores were planted due to good rains. A 163 km long haritha haram human chain were held on Vijayawada Highway. CM KCR participated and launched the Second phase Haritha Haram program on July 8th in Chityal. These plants, planted along the National Highway, have grown over the past three years and share a great deal of joy. Almost everyone traveling along the Vijayawada National Highway praises the forest department's efforts in planting.

Harithaharam 3rd phase planting program was started by Chief Minister KCR on July 12, 2017 in Karimnagar. It started with planting of one lakh of trees in the town. The planting of 34 crore plants across the state has been completed.

The fourth phase of the Harithaharam has officially begun on 1 August - 2018 with the planting of more than 100,000 plants in a single day in the CM’s constituency i.e.Gajwel.

The fifth phase of the harithaharam began in 2019 rainy season. Setting Goals is the best way to meet the needs of the village as a part of Palle and Pattana Pragathi plantation program.The government that activated the rural development department in the program. CM KCR, who decided to restore forest in all the constituencies, started it from his own constituency, Gajwel. With good results, he himself took collectors of all the districts and showed the revamped forests.

The sixth phase of the haritha haram is to be started from June 25th and the chief minister's directives are to be made. The aim is to plant about 30 crore plants across the state.

Sixth phase of Telangana Ku Haritha haram - Specialties;

1. Jungle Bachao - Jungle Badao (Let us protect the forest - Expand the forest) slogan.

2. . Government orders to continue sixth phase haritha haram in districts are per rains.

3. Preference for  teak, bamboo, sarugudu, Tamarind, flowers and fruit plants in this phase.

4. Increasing thick plantation in less area in each district, especially in urban areas, and in all Panchayats  in the Miyawaki method. (Yadadri Model of Forest.)

5. High priority for Agro Forestry, Increasing additional and alternative sources of income for farmers.

6. Forest Department's technical support for nurseries in rural and urban areas. while visiting the nurseries and plants the Forest staff should make sure to meet local public representative of the villages and towns.

7. Haritha Haram in schools, colleges, welfare hostels, university campuses and central public sector organizations.

8. Regeneration of forests in each constituency is the goal of public representatives.

9. Supervision of panchayats to give six plants per household and increase responsibility.

10. Planting of 37 species of plant species in degraded forest areas specially identified for the prevention of monkey menace. (monkey food courts- wild fruit bearing)

11. Good rains must return - The aim of the monkeys to return to the forest.

12. Identification of dead and undeveloped plants in areas planted in the last five phases and change plant. (Filling the gap)

13. Promotion of Bamboo Cultivation under Harithaharamas a source of income to small and marginal farmers in collaboration with Central Government Bamboo Mission.

14. Development of 95 Urban Forest Blocks in urban forest parks specially for Haritha haram. The urban areas to provide clean air to urban Telangana State. (35 completed, the rest in various stages)

15. each Panchayat must have one small park, and each ULBs must have urban forest park in near by forest area.

16. special focus on highways and state roads. to set up one nursery for each 30 km. along roads.

Apart from the same type of trees, shade, fruits, flower trees and medicinal plants have also been planted for the past five years. Planted in schools, schools, police yards, markets, farmhouses, cemeteries, industries, industrial buildings, all government offices, railway stations, bus stands, airports, on all sides of the road, not just in the forest. Public sector organizations like RTC, Singareni, Power Departments, school children, NGOs, youth groups and Dwakra women all participated in the event. Large flowering trees were planted on the sides of national highways such as Hyderabad-Vijayawada, Hyderabad-Mumbai, Hyderabad-Warangal, Hyderabad-Bangalore and Hyderabad-Nagpur.

This time too, Haritha haram will be planted along these roads and elsewhere. The Chief Minister pointed out that the Avenue Plantation should be undertaken along the roads, roads leading to villages and also of urban areas. Municipalities, are planning to plant with shade plants along all panchayat roads, to make the journey with flowers a joy. Avenue Plantation has been completed about 7, 409 km of roads throughout the state.

To be started

The new Panchayat Raj Act also proposed the setting up of a nursery for every village panchayat, mandating planting and growing greenery. Since last year, steps have been taken to establish a nursery in the village. According to the decision, 11, 941 nurseries were set up for 12, 571 gram panchayats. Attempts have been made to bring back the former glory of the degraded forests as part of forest regeneration efforts. Forest regeneration efforts are being undertaken by planting native species native to the soils and forests of Telangana.

There are about 34GovtDepts, participating in the Harithaharam. The government has ordered the departments to take responsibility for planting the plant throughout the year, not only in the run-up to planting during the rainy season. The chief secretary has given orders to the growers to take care of them, provide water facilities, geo tagging of planted areas and upload them on the forest department's website so that continuous monitoring can be done. It is advised to record the growth and percentage of surviving plants each month. He said teams should be set up with some employees in each department and spare one day a week and monitor the planting (every Friday - Green Friday). Also in areas where plants have been planted for the past five years, dead plants to be identified and replace with new ones (gap filling).

The Green Brigade was born out of the idea of Chief Minister KCR to appoint a responsible team in each area to ensure that the plants were not only planted but also responsible for their care. The government specifically wants local public representatives and people to take care of planted plants. Green Brigades were set up in all areas and entrusted the duties.

 Similarly, the Telangana government has decided to encourage special grants (Under green budget) from various quotas to the gram panchayats, municipalities and urban governing bodies. The government is campaigning extensively to raise awareness among the public that, the trees will grow and the environment will be protected by planting trees. The government provides incentives to citizens, youth, public associations, government employees and officials for planting.

The main purpose of the Harithaharam project is not just to increase the area of greenery, but also to conserve and restore natural forests and to prevent the encroachments, cutting of trees in large scale in the forested areas. The forests of Telangana have been completely destroyed due to the neglect of the previous governments. Jungle Bachao - Jungle Badao is repeatedly said by CM KCR to bring rejuvenation to the forests of Telangana. As part of this, the Chief Minister is holding regular review meetings on the implementation of the Harithaharam program. From time to time, the officers are advised and necessary instructions were given to them to know the details of the planting program and protective measures. Minister of Forests and Environment Indrakaran Reddy is reviewing the district-wide Harithaharam implementation progress. He is also participating in harithaharam programs and as a part performing district's tours. Monitoring of plant growth and conservation efforts of Haritha haram in different areas is being done, regularly.

Rains are coming ... let’s keep ready ...

Let us plant, care them to grow

From global warming .. Let us save ourselves ..

Telangana ku Haritha haram is a great gift for our survival .

-Press note