Hyderabad: Ministers, MLAs, MLCs and officials are racing against time to meet the target of planting 43 crore saplings set by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao as part of ongoing Haritha Haram programme.
The programme was launched on July 8 and was originally scheduled to be held for two weeks. It was supposed to end on July 22 but the CM extended the scheme by two more weeks to meet the target.
The government could plant about 15 crore of the target of 43 crore saplings in the last two weeks. Going by the pace of plantation, the extension would not be enough to meet the target.
The programme is likely to be stretched till the end of August. This would mean that the entire state administration would be engaged in planting saplings for the next one month.
Mr Rao on Friday issued specific instructions to all ministers, MLAs, MLCs and officials to confine themselves to their home districts and constituencies and engage in Haritha Haram activities till the target is met.
With this, the leaders who had returned to Hyderabad during the last two days, rushed to their home districts again to take part in Haritha Haram.
Errabelli, Kadiam make peace
Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari and MLA Errabelli Dayakar Rao, who were earlier in the news for frequently indulging in war of words, came together for the first time as the representatives of the ruling party, taking part in the Haritha Haram. Mr Rao, recently joined the TRS, invited Mr Srihari to take part in the programme to plant one lakh saplings in his constituency on Saturday.
Together, they planted saplings at Rayaparthy, Perkavedu, Kondapuram, and Somaram villages. After the TD lost the 2004 elections, this was the first time Mr Rao and Mr Srihari were seen on the same platform.
