Telangana: Mahabubnagar’s 800-year-old banyan tree gets new life

Sep 13, 2022

Mahabubnagar (Telangana), Sep 13 (ANI): TRS Rajya Sabha MP Joginapally Santhosh Kumar has announced Rs 2 crore from his MPLAD fund for the preservation of the 800-year-old giant banyan tree ‘Pillalamarri’ in Mahbubnagar, Telangana. The Green India Challenge Founder congratulated state Tourism Minister Srinivas Goud for preserving Pillalamarri. The parliamentarian, also the chairman of the Green India Foundation, thanked the district administration for saving the giant banyan tree. Notably, saline drip treatment was provided to preserve the historic tree. All the roots of the 800-year-old tree were taken care of, which managed to give it a new lease of life.