Hyderabad, March 25 -- Telangana speaker Gaddam Prasad on Tuesday, March 25, said that conocarpus trees in the state should be removed. He made the pitch while speaking in the state Assembly.

Stating that conocorpus trees were planted all across the state over the last 10 years under the Haritha Haram programme, the Telangana speaker said that this particular species grows easily and does not need much water.

"It will take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide. This was planted everywhere in Telangana. What I was thinking is that this conocarpus tree should be removed wherever it is," said Gaddam Prasad.

The conocarpus tree can be found commonly across the state. According to a Hindustan Times report, the Andhra Pradesh deputy chief min...