Hyderabad, May 21 -- Telangana Panchayat Raj and Rural Development minister Seethakka has announced that she will recommend to the cabinet the creation of a special fund under the Water, Land, and Trees Act (WALTA) to strengthen environmental protection efforts in the state.

She stated that the responsibility for implementing WALTA in the state capital will be assigned to the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA).

Chairing a meeting of the state WALTA authority at the Secretariat on Tuesday, minister Seethakka emphasised the need for robust enforcement of the Act.

She outlined plans to appoint authorities at the mandal, division, and state levels to oversee the Act's implementation and warned that strict acti...