2 ECO-TOURISM PROJECTS PROPOSED IN TS

Hyderabad, June 3: Telangana State Forest Development Corporation has proposed two eco-tourism projects in Mancherial and Nalgonda districts, its Chairman Banda Narender Reddy said.

“Six acres of land has been acquired near the Godavari river for new eco-tourism project at Chintaguda village of Mancherial district in the vicinity of Kawal Tiger Reserve and tender has been called for best architectural proposals for the development of project and facility,” Mr Reddy said.

The second eco-tourism project is proposed on the back waters of Nagarjuna Sagar at Vizag Colony in Nalgonda, he said adding a total of 15 acres of land is in advance stages of acquiring and detailed project report is being prepared.

TSFDC has already developed four eco-tourism projects around Hyderabad city.

TSFDC during the year 201718 achieved an all-time highest productivity in harvesting of Eucalyptus Clonal plantation.

The per hectare yield has gone up from 44.92 MT in 201213 to 87 MT in 2017-18, he said.

The corporation achieved a revenue target of `9.06 crore during last year by sale of long bamboo, its Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Chandan Mitra said.

He further said a proposal for setting up bamboo lumber industry with an investment of `22.4 crore is under process.