Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan calls for seedy dispersal of seed balls
Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Environment and Forests K. Kalyan said the dry spells caused by El Nino were hampering the dispersal of seed balls and ordered that the activity should continue without any delay in areas receiving good rainfall. The highest number of seed balls, nearly 28 lakh, were dispersed in Rajamahendravaram Circle, including 2.26 lakh dropped by drones.
- ▪Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Environment and Forests K.
- ▪Kalyan said the dry spells caused by El Nino were hampering the dispersal of seed balls and ordered that the activity should continue without any delay in areas receiving good rainfall.
- ▪The highest number of seed balls, nearly 28 lakh, were dispersed in Rajamahendravaram Circle, including 2.26 lakh dropped by drones.
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Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Environment and Forests K. Pawan Kalyan has asked officials of the Forest Department to expedite the seed ball dispersal programme by using more drones with due focus on covering the degraded forest areas.Seed ball dispersal was a crucial process in achieving the targets of forest restoration and 50% green cover in the State, he said while addressing a review meeting on the initiative at his camp office near Mangalagiri on Saturday.Mr. Kalyan said the dry spells caused by El Nino were hampering the dispersal of seed balls and ordered that the activity should continue without any delay in areas receiving good rainfall.
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