Hyderabad, May 24:
Several corporate houses have evinced interest in taking part in the
Andhra Pradesh Government's efforts to host the UN Biodiversity Summit
in October 2012.
The State has received response from SBI, SBH, Andhra Bank, GVK Group,
L&T, Dr. Reddy's Lab, NFCL, Ramky, Apollo Hospitals among others in
the beautification of the city as a part of their corporate social
responsibility initiative.
Reviewing the arrangements for the mega event, the Andhra Pradesh Chief
Minister, Mr. N Kiran Kumar Reddy, today called upon various agencies
and departments to put in their best efforts to make it a big success.
Several nodal committees have been constituted to take up development
works for the conference. The International Bio-diversity Conference is
considered to be the biggest event ever to be held in independent India.
Ministerial Delegations from 193 countries will be participating in the
Convention which includes Heads of States from about 10 countries.
The corporation has identified 125 km of main roads from Airport to the
venue, hotels and other important tourist places in and around
Hyderabad. It is proposed to lay cycling tracks in some select parts of
the city.
The State Forest Department has taken up the task to develop
Bio-diversity Park by planting suitable species at Dulapally. The MoEF
has chosen Mind Communications and Ideas to assist in organising the
event.
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