Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Seed-Ball Drive Covers 20,929 Hectares of Forests
Andhra Pradesh is using seed balls to help damaged forests grow again.
Seed balls contain seeds that can be spread across large areas.
So far, the campaign has covered 20,929 hectares.
About 2.06 crore seed balls have been dispersed.
Officials have prepared around 2.82 crore seed balls and plan to use more than three crore this season.
Drones help place them in forest areas that people cannot easily reach.
The seeds are chosen for the local environment.
Officials will check whether the seeds grow into healthy plants and help increase the state’s green cover to 50%.
Andhra Pradesh’s seed-ball campaign has covered 20,929 hectares, nearly 85% of its targeted area.
The programme has dispersed 2.06 crore seed balls and prepared about 2.82 crore.
The forest department aims to disperse more than three crore seed balls this season.
Drone technology is being used to locate degraded forest patches and disperse seed balls in inaccessible areas.
The initiative seeks to help raise Andhra Pradesh’s green cover to 50%, with officials instructed to monitor plant growth.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh forest department, field staff, border-village residents and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan are involved.
- What
- A seed-ball campaign is restoring degraded forests and increasing green cover.
- When
- The programme was launched on World Environment Day and is continuing during the current season.
- Where
- The campaign is being conducted across Andhra Pradesh, including Tirupati, Anantapur, Kurnool, Guntur, Rajamahendravaram, NTR and Visakhapatnam districts.
- Why
- The initiative aims to regenerate forests and help raise Andhra Pradesh’s green cover to 50%.
- Area covered
- 20,929 hectares
- Progress
- Nearly 85% of the targeted area
- Seed balls dispersed
- 2.06 crore
- Seed balls prepared
- Approximately 2.82 crore
- Seasonal target
- More than three crore seed balls
- Green-cover goal
- 50% of Andhra Pradesh
- Technology used
- Drones identify degraded patches and disperse seed balls