During the Vana Mahotsava celebrations in Gadwal, Ministers Jupalli Krishna Rao and Damodara Raja Narasimha, along with MLAs and students, planted saplings at the Mannanur Chintala pond. Both ministers stressed the importance of greenery and the shared responsibility to promote forest growth. They mentioned that the sapling planting program aimed to involve the public in the initiative. In Nagar Kurnool district, a total of 40 lakh saplings were planted.
The ministers mentioned that their goal was to plant 40 lakh saplings in Nagar Kurnool district. MLAs Vamsi Krishna, Kasireddy Narayana Reddy, Vakiti Srihari, Dr. Rajesh Reddy, Veerla palli Shankar, Madhusudan Reddy, Megha Reddy, AICC Secretary, former MLA Sampath Kumar, and local public representatives were also present at the event.
Other officials in attendance included Vani Prasad, Chief Secretary of Tourism and Culture Department, PCCF R.M. Dobrial, MD Prakash Reddy from Tourism Development Corporation, Director Archeology Bharti Holikeri, Director Tourism Ila Tripathi, Collector Badawat Santhosh, SP Vaibhav Raghunath Gaikwad, DFO Rohit, and several other officials.