Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Nagababu Urges Tree Planting, Green Growth in Andhra Pradesh
Konidela Nagababu asked people to plant and protect more trees.
He said a healthy environment helps provide food, water, air and shelter.
Nagababu and Padmaja planted peepal and neem saplings in Mangalagiri.
The planting was part of a traditional ceremony called Ashwattha Narayana Vivaham.
He warned that tree-felling, mining and pollution damage forests.
He said the previous government focused on cutting trees, while the current coalition government supports planting them.
Aranyaramam has already moved 45 trees to protect them from development work.
A new facility there is being built for ₹24 crore.
Nagababu also urged industries to use CSR funds to help reach Andhra Pradesh’s 50 per cent green-cover target.
Konidela Nagababu urged collective action to expand Andhra Pradesh’s green cover.
Nagababu and Padmaja planted peepal and neem saplings at Nandavanam in Mangalagiri.
He said deforestation, mining and pollution threaten nature’s provision of food, water, air and shelter.
Nagababu criticized the previous government and praised the coalition government’s tree-planting commitment.
Aranyaramam has translocated 45 trees, while a ₹24 crore facility is expected to be completed in 10 months.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Green Executive Committee chairman Konidela Nagababu, accompanied by his wife Padmaja.
- What
- Nagababu planted peepal and neem saplings and called for collective efforts to expand green cover.
- When
- The articles do not specify the date; the facility is expected to be completed in 10 months.
- Where
- Nandavanam at Aranyaramam in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To protect the environment, support future generations and help achieve Andhra Pradesh’s 50 per cent green-cover target.
Coalition Government’s Position
Nagababu’s Criticism of Previous Government
Approach to trees and green cover
Coalition Government’s Position
Nagababu said the coalition government, including Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, is committed to planting trees and protecting the environment.
Nagababu’s Criticism of Previous Government
Nagababu characterized the previous government as having a “culture of felling trees.” The article presents this as his political criticism, not as an independently established fact.
- Event
- Ashwattha Narayana Vivaham ceremony and tree planting
- Saplings planted
- Peepal and neem
- Trees translocated
- 45 trees at Aranyaramam
- Facility cost
- ₹24 crore
- Expected completion
- 10 months
- Green-cover target
- 50 per cent of Andhra Pradesh
- Funding appeal
- Industries were urged to contribute through CSR funding