GARLAND OF GREENERY Afforestation Glory ORR
As part of the Telangana Ku Haritha Haram initiative, the HMDA has landscaped the 158 km stretch of the state-owned eight-lane expressway that encircles the city of Hyderabad, Nehru Outer Ring Road (ORR). Envisioned by HMDA, the initiative aims for a lush, aesthetic path to achieve perennial greenery. 36
Aptly named “Garland of Greenery,” the massive plantation drive has rooted 1.52 lakh seedlings of ornamental plants along the ORR. With multiple rows of Avenue plantations raised on its corridors, the expressway holds shade bearing trees and topiaries for utilitarian and aesthetic purposes.
