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Alluri Sitharama Raju district included in national medicinal plant conservation project

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12 Nov 2026, 6:57 pm IST1 min read

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Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitharama Raju district is among 16 sites selected for a three-year project to conserve medicinal plants and support livelihoods in tribal communities. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the CSIR–National Botanical Research Institute launched the project in Koraput, Odisha, on November 12, the ministry said through the Press Information Bureau.

Across 13 states and union territories, the project plans to document about 200 to 300 medicinal plant species and establish 16 community nurseries and 16 seed banks. It also plans to help local communities grow medicinal plants and develop enterprises based on local biological resources. The ministry reported initial fieldwork in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, in October.

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