Rajya Sabha MP J Santosh Kumar today announced that he would adopt 1,094 acres of the Kodimyala forest area in Kondagattu to mark the occasion of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's birthday tomorrow (February 17).
Hailing the CM's decision to develop the Kondagattu temple into a spiritual and tourist hub, the Rajya Sabha MP said that he would adopt above forest land in the Kondagattu area as part the Green India Challenge initiative.
"As the Honble CM Sri KCR garu announced renovation of #Kondagattu temple with 600 Crores, I thought, it will be fitting to adopt 1095 acres of Kodimyal Reserve Forest as part of #GreenIndiaChallenge. Will do the honours on the occasion of the legend's birthday tomorrow (sic)," Kumar tweeted.
752 acres in the Kodimyala Reserve Forest's compartment 684, and 342 acres in compartment 685, are being adopted by Kumar.
The MP said that 1,094 acres would be further greened at a cost of Rs 1 crore in the first installment. He said that the remaining works would be completed in installments.
The MP said that he had a strong connection with Kondagattu from his childhood, as he had visited the place several times with the Chief Minister.