Green Tirumala is Our Prime Focus- TTD Eo

Enhancing greenery in Tirumala by taking up a wide range of plantation activity is one of our prime mottos, said TTD EO Sri J Syamala Rao.

The EO along with the TTD Additional EO Sri Ch Venkaiah Chowdary participated in the Vana Mahotsavam fete observed by the TTD Forest wing and planted the "Sthala Vriksha" of Tirumala, Manu Sampangi at Sri Padmavathi Rest House area. Speaking to media on the occasion the EO said, on the occasion a total of 12 thousand plants will be planted out of which 2000 in TTD Forest cover while the remaining in the reserve forest area. The plantation programme will be made perpetual with the advance technology of "Seed Bowl Concept" in Tirumala. Since we also have a huge Ayurvedic College and hospital, medicinal plants required for these institutions will also be developed near the cottages in Tirumala by taking up a special drive programme", he asserted.

Meanwhile, TTD Forest Wing has planted hundreds of Manu Sampangi(Magnolia champaca), Sandalwood (Santalum album) and Sita Ashoka(Saraca asoca) at different places in Tirumala which comes under the purview of TTD Forest.

TTD Deputy Conservator of Forest Sri Srinivasulu, DyEOs Sri Bhaskar, Smt Asha Jyothi, Health Officer Sri Madhusudhan Prasad, other forest wing officials were also present.