Rao said that there was 1.5 lakh acres of forest land around city which should be developed into forest blocks for fresh air.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/telengana-cm-bats-forest-protection-around-hyderabad
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-chronicle-telangana
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/telangana
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution-control
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hyderabad-t
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees