Telangana Governor releases book on medicinal plants, nature conservation
The book was unveiled at a programme organised jointly by Surabhi Educational Society and Swami Ramananda Tirtha Memorial Committee at Begumpet here. Deputy Chairman of the Telangana Legislative Council Banda Prakash and former minister and MLA Talasani Srinivas Yadav attended the event.
Speaking on the occasion, the Governor stressed that development should go hand in hand with environmental protection and called upon people to plant and nurture trees to maintain ecological balance.
He described the book as a useful initiative to create awareness about medicinal plants, their properties and their significance.
Recalling the contributions of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, the Governor highlighted the economic reforms introduced during his tenure and their impact on India’s industrial, technological and commercial development.
He said Narasimha Rao’s leadership and contributions would be remembered for generations.
Vani Devi said the book was inspired by Narasimha Rao’s interest in medicinal plants and aimed to familiarise the public, particularly younger generations, with the importance and uses of rare medicinal plants and trees.
She expressed concern over environmental degradation caused by indiscriminate tree felling and pollution in the name of development.
Talasani Srinivas Yadav highlighted the medicinal properties of commonly available plants such as tulasi and urged people to grow trees and make plant conservation part of their daily lives.
Swami Ramananda Tirtha Memorial Committee Secretary Surabhi Vani Devi, P V Prabhakar Rao, president of SRT-SERINI, and others participated.
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