38 Winners Honoured At IGZP Conservation Awareness Drive
Deputy inspector general of police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Visakhapatnam, Murali Rambha, was the chief guest. He, along with deputy conservator of forests and IGZP curator G. Mangamma, presented prizes to the winners
Visakhapatnam: Thirty-eight winners from various educational institutions were felicitated at the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) during a prize distribution ceremony held to mark World Endangered Species Day, World Dhole Day, World Environment Day and World Giraffe Day.
The competitions were organised in collaboration with JCI Vizag Excellence to promote wildlife conservation and environmental awareness.
Deputy inspector general of police, Central Bureau of Investigation, Visakhapatnam, Murali Rambha, was the chief guest. He, along with deputy conservator of forests and IGZP curator G. Mangamma, presented prizes to the winners.
Addressing the gathering, Murali Rambha highlighted global environmental challenges and said even small individual efforts could help protect biodiversity. He congratulated the winners and encouraged them to continue promoting conservation.
Mangamma appreciated the enthusiastic participation of students and commended their efforts in spreading awareness about wildlife and environmental conservation. The winners received merit certificates and wildlife-related books. Prizes for the World Environment Day drawing competition were sponsored by JCI Vizag Excellence.
Farmers oppose urea app, seek supply through Rythu Seva Kendras
Visakhapatnam: Farmers in Parvathipuram Manyam district staged a protest on Maradana Street in Komarada mandal headquarters on Saturday, demanding that urea be supplied through Rythu Seva Kendras instead of the urea app.
The protest, organised under the banner of the CPM, highlighted delays and difficulties in obtaining fertilisers during the cropping season.
Addressing the gathering, CPM Komarada Mandal convener Kolli Sambamurthy alleged that farmers were being forced to wait from morning till evening at the Gomuru centre and private outlets, often returning empty-handed. He said glitches in the urea app had made it difficult for farmers to procure fertiliser when required.
Sambamurthy also criticised the policy of restricting supply to one bag of urea per acre, irrespective of a farmer's total landholding. He demanded that farmers be supplied with the quantity required for their crops.
The protesters questioned the government's claims of prioritising farmers' welfare and sought immediate supply of urea and other fertilisers through Rythu Seva Kendras. They also asked the government to provide adequate training if it wanted farmers to adopt natural farming practices.
The farmers warned that they would intensify their agitation with large-scale protests at Rythu Seva Kendras if the supply issues were not resolved.
