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Pawan Kalyan Calls for 33% Green Cover in Industries
Andhra Pradesh wants factories and other industries to plant and protect more trees.
Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan said each industrial site should keep at least 33% of its area green.
He said trees can help reduce air pollution and lessen the effects of climate change.
Government environmental agencies will check whether industries follow the rule.
A trial programme already covered 129 acres at 26 industries.
About 3,400 industries and companies operate across the state.
Pawan Kalyan especially mentioned industrial areas near Visakhapatnam.
He also said Sri City and Parawada industrial areas must follow the requirement.
The larger goal is to increase the state’s total green cover to 50% by 2047.
Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan asked industries to maintain at least 33% green cover on their premises.
He directed the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board and Andhra Pradesh Green organisations to ensure compliance.
A 14-day pollution-control drive piloted green-cover work across 129 acres at 26 industries.
The requirement applies to industries including those in ports, cement, mining, energy and manufacturing.
Pawan Kalyan urged industries to support Andhra Pradesh’s goal of raising overall green cover to 50% by 2047.
- Who
- Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan, the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Andhra Pradesh Green organisations and industries operating in the state.
- What
- Industries were asked to maintain at least 33% green cover within their premises.
- Where
- Across Andhra Pradesh, with specific attention to industrial areas near Visakhapatnam, Sri City and Parawada.
- When
- The directive was reported after a 14-day pollution-control drive and a pilot programme covering 129 acres.
- Why
- To control air pollution, mitigate climate-change impacts and support sustainable economic growth and the state’s 50% green-cover goal by 2047.
Key facts
- Minimum industrial green cover
- 33% within industrial premises
- Industries and companies in Andhra Pradesh
- Around 3,400
- Pilot programme coverage
- 129 acres across 26 industries
- Pilot programme duration
- Part of a special 14-day Pollution Control Board drive
- Specific areas mentioned
- Industrial areas near Visakhapatnam, Sri City and Parawada
- Statewide green-cover target
- 50% by 2047
Quotes
K Pawan Kalyan
Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
“Sustainable progress is possible only when development and nature conservation move forward together”
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