Prabhas adopts 1,650 acres of Khazipally Reserve Forest near Hyderabad

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Hyderabad:

Baahubali The star Prabhas ‘adopted’ 1,650 acres of the Khazipally reserve forest near Hyderabad on Monday and presented a check for two million rupees to officials interested in its development, the PTI news agency reported. Prabhas, along with Environment Minister Allola Indra Karan Reddy and Telangana MP Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Rajya Sabha Joginipally Santosh Kumar, laid the foundation stone for an Urban Forest Park in the forest reserve, according to an official statement. They observed the reserve forest from a temporary watchtower and also planted some young trees in the region. The Khazipally Reserve Forest is known to have a large number of medicinal plants.

The forest department, according to the statement, planned to convert a small portion of KRF in the Park and the rest of the area into a conservation zone. In the first phase, the entire 1,650 acres would be fenced off, after which the park gate, a see-through wall, a walking path, a gazebo, and a medicinal plant center would be built.

Prabhas decided to adopt the Khazipally Reserve Forest for development in memory of his father, the late UVS Raju, according to the statement. The actor said he would donate more amounts in installments, depending on the progress of the play.

He requested the Department of Forests to develop the reserve forest to create additional space for the lungs within the boundaries of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) and to develop an Ecopark. Santosh Kumar said many industrialists would soon come forward to adopt blocks of forest from the Reserve and that he would announce details shortly.

Special Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari and Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) R Shoba were among the officials present.

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