Homage Park for Covid-19 victims to come up in Hyderabad 

Hyderabad: As a tribute to those who succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 virus in the city, about a dozen volunteers along with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the Forest department will unveil a homage park on Sunday. The plantation drive, which will take place under the State government’s Haritha Haaram initiative, is expected […]

Hyderabad: As a tribute to those who succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 virus in the city, about a dozen volunteers along with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the Forest department will unveil a homage park on Sunday.

The plantation drive, which will take place under the State government’s Haritha Haaram initiative, is expected to see hundreds of bereaved families and volunteers planting a sapling at the memorial garden readied at Panchavati Colony in Banjara Hills.

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Charan, one of the coordinators of the programme, said while the idea was of State Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Shanta Thoutam, Natasha Ramarathnam and Sri, the government helped them with a place, arrangements and plants. The park will also have a walkway and benches.

Rajya Sabha MP and Green India Challenge (GIC) founder J Santhosh Kumar and British Deputy High Commissioner for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Andrew Fleming will attend the event on Sunday at 9 am.

Plans were already underway for the second phase as well, Charan said.

Those interested to attend the plantation drive can register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuVqChyuhZ-C7xmg8d7ccIg593mCD9qYU4NJdg8J3WsGYevA/viewform