Telangana to develop over 700 tree parks across Telangana

The State government proposal is to develop tree parks, exclusively aimed at giving a forest-like experience to the denizens in and around urban areas, in all the 141 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) including Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). MAUD Minister KT Rama Rao directed the officials to identify necessary land and ensure that at least one tree park is developed in each municipal area.

Subsequently, the officials of the MAUD have chalked out proposals to develop the tree parks across the State. While the Urban Forestry Wing of HMDA will develop around 500 tree parks in municipal corporations and municipalities under HMDA limits, the ULBs across the State will develop tree parks in their respective



limits. Each tree park will be developed in a minimum area of 2-3 acres, with only tree species planted at close distances.

While the regular parks are filled with grass turfing, decorative/ornamental plants or shrubs and sit-outs, the tree parks will be filled with only tall trees. A gravel pathway for walkers will be laid to enable citizens stroll around these parks which will have large trees like Raavi, Vepa, Kadamba, Mahogany, Pagoda, Marri, Ippa and others large trees. “The trees will be planted at close distances from each other in a way that in a few years, the area becomes like a proper forest,” Principal Secretary for MAUD Arvind Kumar told.