Former Indian batting sensation Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Badminton star Saina Nehwal accepted the ‘green challenge’ to plant saplings under ‘Haritha Haram’ imposed by Telangana Government. This is the states massive plantation drive in order to plant more trees to improve environmental conditions.
Information Technology Minister KT Rama Rao, son of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao gave the challenge to Master blaster and the wristy middle-order batsman VVS Laxman. They accepted the challenge and attached pictures of the saplings they planted.
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Sachin tweeted, “Thank you, @KTRTRS, for nominating me for the green challenge #HarithaHaram. I accept the challenge and hope all of you do too. The key to a greener planet is in our hands.”
“The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies. Great initiative @KTRTRS, I have planted pomegranate, water apple & Laxman Phal saplings. I nominate @virendersehwag, @M_Raj03 & @Pvsindhu1A to plant 3 trees, nurture them and make #HarithaHaram a sustainable movement,” tweeted Laxman.
Saina Nehwal also completed the challenge who had been had been assigned the task by MP Kalvakuntla Kavitha and daughter of Chandrasekhar Rao. In the tweet, Saina wrote, “Thank you ma’am @RaoKavitha .. for nominating me. Let’s all together make our world greener and clean. Here’s my contribution and I further nominate @taapsee, @ShraddhaKapoor and @eshagupta2811 to take up the green challenge. #HarithaHaram”