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Forest Department to develop Haritha Theeram
The state government has decided to develop Haritha Theeram (Great Green Wall of AP) along the sea coast as part of its ambitious plan to develop greenery in the state which has 974 km-long sea-coast.
Guntur: The state government has decided to develop Haritha Theeram (Great Green Wall of AP) along the sea coast as part of its ambitious plan to develop greenery in the state which has 974 km-long sea-coast. Out of this length, 200 km length of the coast is already covered by the green belt. About 200 km is not fit for raising the green belt as it is covered by hills.
The Forest department plans to develop greenery in 574 km in 3,000 hectares in the next three years along the sea-coast. Following instructions of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Conservator of Forest department P Mallikarjuna Rao prepared plans and sent the same to the government and the latter has already gave its nod and released Rs.16.8 crore.
The Haritha Theeram (Great Green Wall of AP) will be useful to protect the state from tsunamis, cyclones, and it will also protect the environment and increase fish population. Due to sea erosion, the mangrove forest is getting reduced. The Forest department will restore mangrove forest in 380 hectares spread in three districts.
Mangrove forest in 30 hectares in East Godavari district, 270 hectares in West Godavari district and 80 hectares in Guntur district will be developed.
Highly placed sources in the Forest department said that the department will improve shelter belt of 80 hectares in Srikakulam, 70 hectares in Vizianagaram, 90 hectares in Visakhapatnam, 100 hectares in East Godavari, 50 hectares in Krishna district, 20-hectares in Guntur district, 210 hectares in Prakasam district and 300 hectares in SPSR Nellore district.
The department has already started work to develop Great Green Wall of AP as part of which they plan to raise palm trees, subabul and casuarina trees.
