On the one hand, where most of us are silent about environmental degradation, people like Katragadda are proof that even the efforts of ordinary citizens, can lead to significant and long-lasting change.
Today, if you walk along the Jakkur Lake premises, you will find many known and lesser-known medicinal herbs, aromatic shrubs, as well as rare and red-listed endemic trees lining the area, where community and conservation zones coexist.
Started as an initiative to appreciate the role a community plays in one’s life, the painstakingly crafted murals are part of a larger project by a group of driven youngsters led by Sievituo Solo.