Konda Surekha Take Charge As Environment, Forests And Endowments Minister

Hyderabad, Dec 17 (Maxim News): Konda Surekha took charge as a Minister for Environment & forests and Endowments. She took charge in her chambers in the Secretariat at 8.45 a.m. today in the presence of her family, senior officials of the department.

Soon after taking charge, the Minister signed her first file for increasing ex-gratia to families whose members fall victims to human animal conflicts, increasing the compensation amount for loss of human life from Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh. Details, instructions and rules relating to this are to be issued soon.  She also signed a file pertaining to bringing elephants for various festivals and events from other states into Telangana.

She expressed happiness at being appointed as the Minister for Forests and Environment and said she will provide 100 percent support in all development activities of the Forest Department.  

The BC Welfare and Transport Minister Pnnam Prabhakar, Several MLAs, various leaders from the Minister’s constituency, members of her family.  Addl. Chief Secretary, EFS & PCCF R.M. Dobriyal, M.C., Pargain PCCF and others attended the programme. 

Releasing posters on environmental pollution, the Minister called on officials to create effective plans to control pollution and protect forests and wildlife.  She later held a meeting with Forest Department officials and issued guidelines to the officers for improving greenery in Telangana State and to work with the people on the lines of Chief Minister directions as “Praja Sevaks”. (Maxim News) 

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