• Telanganaku Haritha Haram (TKHH), a flagship programme of the Telangana State Government envisages to increase the tree cover of the State from present 24% to 33% of the total geographical area of the State.
• This objective is sought to be achieved by a multi-pronged approach of rejuvenating degraded forests, ensuring more effective protection of forests against smuggling, encroachment, fire, grazing and intensive soil and moisture conservation measures following the watershed approach.
• Apart from the above, major fillip is sought to be given to Social Forestry by taking up massive plantation activities outside Forest areas including multi-row road-side avenues, river and canal bank, barren hill, tank bunds and foreshore areas, institutional premises, religious places, housing colonies, community abandoned lands etc.
• The Greening efforts will be taken up involving all stakeholders. This approach would be duly supported by the needed reforms in policy, law and administrative matters.
• As a part of this programme, in the coming three years 230 Crore seedlings are proposed to be planned in the State. Out of this, 130 Crores seedlings are proposed to be planted outside the notified forest areas (10 Crore within HMDA limits, and the remaining 120 Crores in the rest of the State). It is also proposed to rejuvenate 100 Crore plants inside the notified forests by way of intensive protection of the forests and encouraging the live rootstock.

Benefits of Haritha Haram

• Improving green cover and Biodiversity
• Maintaining ecological balance
• Ensuring sustainable livelihoods
• Ensuring good rainfall
• Reducing Carbon Dioxide emissions by approximately 10 million tonnes