Hyderabad: Government schools prepare 11 lakh seed balls

HYDERABAD: As many as 3,400 students and 1,825 teachers of government schools in Narayanpet district prepared around 11 lakh seed balls as part of the Haritha Haram programme. The decision to prepare the seed balls was taken after the students and faculty were unable to participate in the Haritha Haram programme due to Covid-19. Teachers and officials of district education department will hand over the seed balls to officials of the forest department.
Teachers guided the students on preparing the seed balls on Whatsapp and the text was widely circulated on messaging app.
A student from Narayanpet Zilla Parishad High School told TOI that he realised the importance of greenery through the initiative. “Every year we plant saplings along with our teachers during Haritha Haram programme, but this year, after preparing the seed balls we became more informed about the best practices that can be taken up to increase green cover and protect it,” he said.