Telangana State symbols
Telangana State symbols, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday finalised the State’s official flower, tree, bird and animal.
KCR announces names after a review meeting
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday finalised the State’s official flower, tree, bird and animal. All these have cultural, traditional and historical significance in Telangana. Thangedu (Cassia auriculata) will be the official flower while Jammi (Prosopis cineraria) will be considered as official tree. Likewise, Pala Pitta (Indian roller) and Jinka (deer) were announced as official bird and animal.
KCR announced names after a review meeting with senior officials at Secretariat on Monday. It may be mentioned here that KCR laid special emphasis on selecting Telangana State’s official icons and symbols soon after he assumed charge on June 2. He held several meetings with TS government’s cultural advisor and retired IAS officer KV Ramana Chary and officials of the cultural department in this regard.
Though several proposals were sent to KCR since June 2, they were rejected as no consensus emerged in various meetings held with officials. Finally, KCR zeroed in on four choices on Monday.
