G Kishan Reddy planted saplings at his official residence 6, Ashoka Road on the occasion of World Environment Day. He was accompanied by students from various government schools in Telangana, who achieved top ranks in the 10th class public examinations conducted by the state government. Shri G Kishan Reddy recognised their hard work and exhorted them to carry the flag of Environment protection as new age environment warriors.
Minister also complimented the efforts made by those working at the grassroots to make our environment greener and better. This year's World Environment Day aims to highlight the growing scientific evidence on the impacts of plastic pollution and is building momentum to refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink plastics use to build a cleaner and more sustainable future. The Minister exhorted the Coal and Mines Ministries to make concerted efforts to reduce plastics.