Overview
- Former Rajya Sabha member J Santosh Kumar led the plantation drive under the Green India Challenge on February 17.
- Organisers framed the activity as a birthday tribute to BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao and his afforestation agenda.
- Youth, students and local volunteers planted saplings across vulnerable stretches of the mangrove landscape.
- The Sundarbans serve as a crucial buffer against cyclones yet face mounting stress from storms, salinity and erratic rainfall.
- Reporting draws on organisers’ statements, and there is no independent data yet on sapling survival or long‑term impact.