Hyderabad, May 13 -- Konda Surekha, Telangana's Minister for Forests and Environment, on Tuesday directed officials to accelerate wetland conservation efforts and fast-track the official notification process for identified wetlands across the state.

The directions were issued during a meeting of the State Wetland Authority held at the Secretariat. Officials informed the minister that boundary demarcation has been completed for 4,023 wetlands out of the 12,249 wetlands identified statewide.

According to officials, draft notification proposals have been prepared for 28 wetlands, including major wetland areas located in Khammam, Jagtial, and Nizamabad districts.

Reviewing the progress, Surekha instructed officials to expedite joint survey...