World Bank, ADB Promise Funds To Boost Amaravati greenery
The N-10 nursery is spread over 18 acres and currently nurtures more than 5,000 varieties of plants. The CMD said the plants raised at the nursery were being used for plantations across Amaravati, which is spread over 217 sq-km.
VIJAYAWADA: Representatives of the World Bank and Asian Development Bank have assured the Amaravati Development Corporation that special funds would be considered for developing eco-tourism and expanding greenery in Amaravati.
This, they said, is subject to submission of a detailed Green Action Plan.
A team from these institutions visited the N-10 nursery at the E-3 and N-10 junction in Amaravati on Thursday. ADC chairperson and managing director Lakshmi Parthasarathi and horticulture officials explained the corporation’s plans to increase green cover in the capital city.
The N-10 nursery is spread over 18 acres and currently nurtures more than 5,000 varieties of plants. The CMD said the plants raised at the nursery were being used for plantations across Amaravati, which is spread over 217 sq-km.
She said the state government proposed extensive greenery along the 34 roads, government building complexes, residential areas and parks being developed in the people’s capital. The greenery would also form the basis for promoting eco-tourism in Amaravati.
The CMD said the N-10 nursery would be developed as a major centre for plant production to meet the city’s future landscaping and plantation requirements.
ADC officials showcased the nursery’s collection of Parijata and Deva Ganneru trees and explained the features of rare varieties such as Gulmohar Yellow and Moduga Yellow.
During the visit, the ADC hosted a tea reception for the World Bank representatives, serving locally produced refreshments and tender coconuts of the Malayan Yellow Dwarf variety from Sri Lanka raised by the organisation.
Parthasarathi said the ADC planned to produce a wide range of trees, including banyan, Indian gooseberry and neem, to help create a greener Amaravati with higher oxygen-generating capacity.
Responding to the proposal, the World Bank team assured ADC that special funding would be considered for developing greenery in Amaravati if a comprehensive Green Action Plan was submitted.
The visiting team also planted a translocation tree along with the CMD. ADC horticulture joint directors VS Dharmaja and B Srinivasulu, chief engineers Narasimhamurthy, Dhanunjaya and Moses Kumar, along with an APCRDA team, participated in the programme.
