Hyderabad, Sept. 11 -- State minister for environment and forests, Konda Surekha, said that 324.64 crore saplings have been planted so far under the Telangana Vanamahotsavam.

She was speaking on the sidelines of Forest Martyrs' Day at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Thursday, September 11. "Under the Vanamahotsavam, the department has successfully created 73 urban forest parks, which are now open to the public," she said.

Briefing about the government initiatives, she said the compensation for human deaths caused by wild animal attacks was enhanced from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.

She also said that 2,118 vehicles were sanctioned, 10,980 km of boundary trenches were constructed, 2.03 lakh acres of block plantations and 8,614 km of a...