Akkineni family adopts forest (Courtesy: @iamnagarjuna)HighlightsNagarjuna has adopted 1000 acres of forest
He has done it on the occasion of Telangana CM’s birthday
Nagarjuna’s sons Naga Chaitanya and Akhil Akkineni were also presentNew Delhi: Nagarjuna has adopted 1000 acres of forest on the occasion of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s birthday. The CM celebrates his 68th birthday today. On Thursday, Nagarjuna shared photos from the foundation laying ceremony. He will be setting up an urban park in the Chengicherla Forest area on the outskirts of Hyderabad in his father Akkineni Nageswara Rao’s name, reports news agency ANI. Nagarjuna’s sons Akhil Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya were also present at the foundation ceremony along with the other guests. Nagarjuna’s wife Amala Akkineni also attended the function.Chengicherla Forest Block is in the Uppal-Medipally area on Hyderabad Warangal highway and among the urbanization, there are 1682 acres of forestland. Out of which, Nagarjuna adopted 1000 acres. News agency ANI reported that for the development of the forest, the Akkineni family has donated Rs 2 crore.Sharing the photos from the adoption ceremony, Nagarjuna tweeted, “Many happy returns of the day to chief minister Kcr garu! Happy to announce the adoption and laying the foundation for the ANR URBAN PARK in chengicherla forest area by the Akkineni family to #kcr garu and @MPsantoshtrs for this opportunity #greenindiachallenge #HBDKCR.”Many happy returns of the day to chief minister Kcr garu!Happy to announce the adoption and laying the foundation for the ANR URBAN PARK in chengicherla forest area by the Akkineni familyđ to #kcr garu and @MPsantoshtrs for this opportunity #greenindiachallenge#HBDKCRpic.twitter.com/HcGZIiKm5kâ Nagarjuna Akkineni (@iamnagarjuna) February 17, 2022Talking about the adoption, Nagarjuna told ANI, “MP Santosh Kumar had launched ‘Green India Challenge programme’ to change the environment in our state and country to clean our environment. I have participated in the programme and planted several saplings. In the last Big Boss season final programme, I discussed the adoption of forestland issue with Santosh Kumar and declared on the dais that he would adopt forestland.”On the work front, Nagarjuna will next be seen in Ayan Mukherji’s Brahmastra alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, and Mouni Roy.
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