I have taken up the medicinal plantations at various places.i have also distributed them to various places with a aim to provide low cost alternate medicine. I love to do it because it not only protects the health and environment but also takes care of poor, like our ancestors.
We have a very strong ayurvedic background. Our ancestors established many ayurvedic healing centres accross the south India. They trained a lot of people. I met a few of them. There are 4 plants on our family names. I met jampala and Elagandula families, who are believed to be trained by our ancestors.
My grand father sri.venkanna was a great ayurvedic physician and used to conduct experiments with ayurvedic medicines. I draw inspiration from him and my ancestors subsequently. Astonishingly, his next generation did not learnt it because the diseases incidence was very less, as told by my father
I aimed to establish an ayurvedic ashram. But, it takes a long time. Hence, i altered my aim and started making available herbal plants to many people by learning propagation methods from suresh jakotia.i earnestly thank him.
I initially learnt ayurveda from Dr.Raji Reddy of Bhainsa. I also thank him for sparing a lot of time in teaching me.
My works are as follows;
I have established a herbal park in Suryapet with the following aims ;
IHerbal Park initiative
Aims:
• • To make the medicinal plants available to people, there by low cost and alternative health measures are in place.
• Awareness in the people should be created on Indian traditional medicine.
• To increase the greenery, as medicinal plants increases the ownership.
• To use the indigenous plants in the parks replacing the foreign and vicious plants.
• To establish the nurseries involving the poor women and generating employment for them.
• Park should create the heeling effect in addition to aesthetic value.
• To create model for emulation in all the Urban Local Bodies.
Activity:
Initially the compound wall of the Indira Park is restored under the Parks and Playgrounds scheme. The walking paths are also established. The earlier crotan plants are removed. It is aimed to have a herbal park .The plants are collected in the following way:
Addasaram and shatavari plants are provided by sri.Suresh Jakotia, an ayurvedic doctor hailing from kodad. The rest of the plants are taken from the compost yard of suryapet municipality.
The following saplings are planted.
Addasaram (400 plants), lemon gross (100 plants), Alovera, Shatavari, Alastonia, Ranapala (50 plants), Pipal, Neem, Tulasi, almond, oma(vamu) Nalleru (quadrus rectangulus), Usiri (5 plants), mehandi (100 plants),vavili,etc.
At later stages,new plants are brought from the Nalgonda territorial nursery and social forestry and planted are as follows:
Territorial-Jeedi,teni, arjuna.
Social forestry- red sanders, maredu,bamboo.
The plants that are brought from the K.v.k.gaddipalli are as follows:
Kolias, Machipatri, vasa, dumparastram,turmeric,etc.
On 24th October, 2011, one block is filled with rose and all the following flowering plants in other block, which also have medicinal values, are as follows:
Hibiscus (2 varieties), satyanarayana plant(2 varieties),chemanthi(3 varieties),night queen, malle,krisna tulasi, devakanchanam, small amla. One small block of guntagaragara is also planted on the same day. After the above plantation, the rain has visited the suryapet as usual, which increased the sustainability opportunities of plants.
Again sri.Suresh Jakotia has come to rescue and sent more than 15 varieties of seeds to take up plantation. They are as follows:
chitrakamulam, nilaxani, single seed garlic(Kashmir variety), madhavilatha, dhathura,ashwagandha, ramaphalam,guriginja, vruddhadharu, bixia(hanuman sindhuri), Jammi.
The nutritional plants such as curry leaves, drumstick, almond, jamun, and guava are also planted.
In the later stages, training is conducted to poor women in propagation of medicinal plants and preparation of traditional medicines, so as to bring awareness in Ayurveda with the help of Aurabindo training centre, Gaddipally. The school children are also invited to have a look at it and emulate the same in their back yard. Some plants are distributed for propagation to the interested. In the recent past, the wet waste generated out of it is converting in to the vermin compost in the same park in a de-centralized way.
Specialties:
• The crotans are thoroughly removed and replaced with addasaram.
• It would be filled with all the herbal plants in future also.
• The propagation of the most of the plants is very easy, there by cause increment in greenery.
• Neem and papal are planted jointly as both together will give healing air, with maximum quantity of oxygen.
• In addition to this, the old plants were also protected or relocated.Those are as follows:
Thippa tega, ratnapur plant, shankapushpi,parijatham, sampenga, avise.
Outcomes: Herbal Park initiative
Aims:
• • To make the medicinal plants available to people, there by low cost and alternative health measures are in place.
• Awareness in the people should be created on Indian traditional medicine.
• To increase the greenery, as medicinal plants increases the ownership.
• To use the indigenous plants in the parks replacing the foreign and vicious plants.
• To establish the nurseries involving the poor women and generating employment for them.
• Park should create the heeling effect in addition to aesthetic value.
• To create model for emulation in all the Urban Local Bodies.
Activity:
Initially the compound wall of the Indira Park is restored under the Parks and Playgrounds scheme. The walking paths are also established. The earlier crotan plants are removed. It is aimed to have a herbal park .The plants are collected in the following way:
Addasaram and shatavari plants are provided by sri.Suresh Jakotia, an ayurvedic doctor hailing from kodad. The rest of the plants are taken from the compost yard of suryapet municipality.
The following saplings are planted.
Addasaram (400 plants), lemon gross (100 plants), Alovera, Shatavari, Alastonia, Ranapala (50 plants), Pipal, Neem, Tulasi, almond, oma(vamu) Nalleru (quadrus rectangulus), Usiri (5 plants), mehandi (100 plants),vavili,etc.
At later stages,new plants are brought from the Nalgonda territorial nursery and social forestry and planted are as follows:
Territorial-Jeedi,teni, arjuna.
Social forestry- red sanders, maredu,bamboo.
The plants that are brought from the K.v.k.gaddipalli are as follows:
Kolias, Machipatri, vasa, dumparastram,turmeric,etc.
On 24th October, 2011, one block is filled with rose and all the following flowering plants in other block, which also have medicinal values, are as follows:
Hibiscus (2 varieties), satyanarayana plant(2 varieties),chemanthi(3 varieties),night queen, malle,krisna tulasi, devakanchanam, small amla. One small block of guntagaragara is also planted on the same day. After the above plantation, the rain has visited the suryapet as usual, which increased the sustainability opportunities of plants.
Again sri.Suresh Jakotia has come to rescue and sent more than 15 varieties of seeds to take up plantation. They are as follows:
chitrakamulam, nilaxani, single seed garlic(Kashmir variety), madhavilatha, dhathura,ashwagandha, ramaphalam,guriginja, vruddhadharu, bixia(hanuman sindhuri), Jammi.
The nutritional plants such as curry leaves, drumstick, almond, jamun, and guava are also planted.
In the later stages, training is conducted to poor women in propagation of medicinal plants and preparation of traditional medicines, so as to bring awareness in Ayurveda with the help of Aurabindo training centre, Gaddipally. The school children are also invited to have a look at it and emulate the same in their back yard. Some plants are distributed for propagation to the interested. In the recent past, the wet waste generated out of it is converting in to the vermin compost in the same park in a de-centralized way.
Specialties:
• The crotans are thoroughly removed and replaced with addasaram.
• It would be filled with all the herbal plants in future also.
• The propagation of the most of the plants is very easy, there by cause increment in greenery.
• Neem and papal are planted jointly as both together will give healing air, with maximum quantity of oxygen.
• In addition to this, the old plants were also protected or relocated.Those are as follows:
Thippa tega, ratnapur plant, shankapushpi,parijatham, sampenga, avise.
Outcomes:
• Many people from other places are also visiting to know and have some plants.
• It increased the greenery in town.
• It imparted the knowledge of alternate medicine amongst poor.
• Bio-diversity is upkeep.
• It exhibited that ayurvedic plants can be used as ornamental plants.
• News papers expressed it as model for emulation.
Suryapet Municipality at 19:22• Many people from other places are also visiting to know and have some plants.
• It increased the greenery in town.
• It imparted the knowledge of alternate medicine amongst poor.
• Bio-diversity is upkeep.
• It exhibited that ayurvedic plants can be used as ornamental plants.
• News papers expressed it as model for emulation.
Intintiko usiri is a programme to plant and protect one Amla plant per a house in collaboration with forest department and with active participation of Vasavi Club duly involving the school children and SHGs. Municipal Commissioner went to AVM School,Anjali School, Navodaya school, Maruthi School, Teja school and created the awareness about the advantages of Amla plant .
The plant has the power of healing effect and it is one of the highest oxygen giving plants. Thus also stimulates the activeness in children. It is believed in Ayurveda that Srimahavishnu stays on this plant. In the karthika masa, many Hindhus visit and pray this plant to heal their illness.
Teachers were asked to give the plants to the children who dig the pit and record the name and telephone number of child. It was also requested to announce prizes to the students who take care in sustaining. Sensitizing programmes were also conducted among the SHGs.The plants were distributed in vijaya colony and 22nd ward.Block plantation is taken up in the open places protected in the 22nd ward at two places.
In this regard , Vasavi club has taken up awareness programmes by going to some households. They have also published a pamphlet illustrating the advantages of Amla and amla plant. In addition to this the advantages of protecting the plants are also explained during the sensitizing programmes.
Once reached the Khammam, i have done the herbal plantation extensively. There is a dedicated horticultural wing for it. Bhasker of Garden section worked a lot.
I have distributed 60,000 shatavari plants to poor women, to remove the ailments in them.unfortunately, it did not met with much success.
I brought around 3 Lakh addasaram saplings from medepally and replaced crotans in all the parks. All the parks are covered with addasaram row plantation. It gives the lush green look to the viewers. You may all are aware that crotans are vicious, where as addasaram is a virtuous.
Subsequently, i have given addasaram plants in localities. I have given Ranapala, vasa, dumparastram, oma, tulasi, nalleru, vavili, etc. I have observed grown up nalleru and other plants in Gollagudem schools.
Over a period of time, i have spread all herbal plants in the most of the parks. I have brought the medicinal plants from the then N.G.Ranga university ( presently prof. Jayashanker agricultural university). I have got imparted the training on herbal remedies by suresh jakotia.
I have established two exclusive herbal parks, one at Narasimha swamy temple and second at Srinivas nagar tank. There are more number of spices in srinivas nagar tank. The rare varieties like noni, ganga ravi, ashoka, touch me not , etc are available. I have propagated and multiplied the herbal plants.
I have also sent herbal plants to Gunturu, Vijayawada, Bhadrachalam, suryapet,etc.
During my second tenure at Khammam from july , 2016 to October, 2017, i did exemplary work for plantation. Around 13 lakh plants were planted in two seasons. This time Medicinal and Aromatic plants Board has came to the rescue of us by supplying many varieties of herbal plants.Now one can see increased number of herbal plants in most of the parks in Khammam.
Regarding the distribution of plants, i have distributed 1 Lakh herbal plants to Bhainsa, Nirmal, siricilla, vemulawada, korutla, metpally, Jagityal,suryapet,etc., during first year.
During the second year , i have concentrated on the surroundings of Khammam to mitigate the mosquitoes borne disease. I have distributed 50,000 plants with the help of Dr.Srinivas Rao, an ayurvedic physician.
After my departure from Khammam, i have send one auto load of medicinal plants to Mahabubnagar. I have sent Ranapala plants there, as people suffer from kidney problems.
At the same time , i have distributed a few plants in east marredpally also.
After arrival to Ramagundam in October, 2017, i have made my office as Herbal office. Addasaram, vattiveru, lemon grass, dumparastram, ranapala, oma, nalleru, etc.was planted in office. I added many plants in sharadanagar water works. In toto 75 thousand plants were brought from Khammam. Most of them are sustained.
I will continue to strive for herbal plantation. 
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