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Pragati model to be replicated for Haritha Haram
On the direction of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation officials led by deputy director Rammohan Rao, along with 30 residents of Mamatha Nagar Colony and Venkataramana Colony, visited the Pragati Resorts, part of Pragati Bio-diversity Knowledge Park near Chilkur Balaji temple to garner firsthand knowledge on development of herbal heritage plantations within city limits.
On the direction of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation officials led by deputy director Rammohan Rao, along with 30 residents of Mamatha Nagar Colony and Venkataramana Colony, visited the Pragati Resorts, part of Pragati Bio-diversity Knowledge Park near Chilkur Balaji temple to garner firsthand knowledge on development of herbal heritage plantations within city limits.
The chief minister, during his public address at Nagole on March 15, expressed his dissatisfaction over unclean surroundings in Mamatha Nagar Colony and Venakataramana Colony and directed the officials to arrange for a visit to the Pragati Biodiversity Knowledge Park to bring about awareness among the residents and other colonies to replicate the Pragati model of herbal heritage plantation.
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The park is spread across 2,500 acres with 27 lakh herbal heritage plantations and is a mosquito, bacteria and virus free zone with the temperature levels 5 to 6 degrees below that of the city. There are 750 rare varieties of sacred, herbal, medicinal and aromatic plants at the park. These plants have the capacity to absorb toxic emissions and make the surroundings pollution free.
Dr GBK Rao, CMD, Pragati Resorts, explained the importance of various medicinal, herbal and aromatic plants and their usage for the public’s wellness. He suggested adopting innovative ways of plantation such as vertical gardens, hanging gardens, and square foot gardens to overcome the threats posed by concrete jungles and stressed on the dire need for promoting urban forestry. GHMC officials said that Pragati will be used as a role model which will be replicated all over Telangana under the Haritha Haram project.
