Environment
10k seedlings to make BBSR green again
To restore city's greenery lost in Cyclone Fani, as many as 10,000 seedlings have been brought from Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. The plantation of the seedlings have already started in a phased manner by Odisha Forest Development Corporation with the help of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation and Bhubaneswar Development Authority. BDA will take up plantation at prominent parks such as Biju Patnaik Park, Indira Gandhi Park, Buddha Jayanti Park etc, whereas BMC will plant saplings at Jharapada Melana ground, Pahala, Sailashree Vihar, AIIMS etc. A survey was also conducted in the aftermath of the cyclone to know which species of trees were not affected by wind, upon which these species were selected.
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