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Chikapalli Anasuyamma bags UNESCO award in New York
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A 49-year-old Chikapalli Anasuyamma received the prestigious UNESCO award in New York on Tuesday.
New York: A 49-year-old Chikapalli Anasuyamma received the prestigious UNESCO award in New York on Tuesday. She has received this award for preserving the endangered forest area near Zaheerabad in Sandareddy district. Anasuyamma, who is a member of the Deccan Development Society (DDS), formed women groups in Pastapur and turned wastelands in and around her village into forests.
The United Nations appreciated her effort in protecting nature by planting the sapling and converting the wast land into neighbourhood forest. She has been congratulated by many over receiving an international award.
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