Hyderabad Mayor Banda Karthika Chandra Reddy on Wednesday vowed to make 13 city level major parks plastic and cigarette free from November 14th, 2010.
Reddy revealed that there are 575 parks in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) jurisdiction and ban on the usage of plastic and cigarettes would be implemented in all the parks by January 1st, 2011.
The Mayor was speaking during her visit to the Chacha Nehru Park, Masab Tank and Vengal Rao Park, Banjara Hills, on Wednesday, where she said that the GHMC had allotted Rs. 1.6 crore for urban forestry.
The Mayor interacted with senior citizens in both the parks. The senior citizens requested the Mayor to strengthen the security in the parks, to which the Mayor assured them that action would be initiated soon in all the GHMC parks.
Reddy instructed the officers concerned to replace the play apparatus of children in Chacha Nehru Park.
At the Vengal Rao park, senior citizens brought the issue of drainage water in pond to her notice. The Mayor informed them that nala work had been started with Rs. 21 crore and it will be completed within a year.
Courtesy: INN
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