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New State Symbols of Andhra Pradesh
June 3 , 2018
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- Four years after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, the government of Andhra Pradesh has announced its state symbols.
- The state symbols were notified by the department of environment, forest, science, and
- The notable change is the state bird. The state bird of undivided Andhra Pradesh was Indian Roller or Palapitta. This has been changed to Rama Chiluka or rose-ringed
- Palapitta is now the state bird of Telangana, Odisha, and
- The government of Andhra Pradesh has retained blackbuck or Krishna Jinka as the state animal.
- After the bifurcation, Telangana adopted Jinka or spotted deer as its state animal.
- Neem or Vepa Chettu has been retained in the divided state.
- The Telangana government had dropped vepa and adopted Jammi Chettu.
- Though undivided AP had water lilly or Kaluva as the state flower, both divided AP and Telangana have dropped it.
- The Andhra Pradesh government has opted for jasmine as the state flower, though it does not have cultural significance.
- The motive appears to promote jasmine, which is grown commercially in Guntur, Prakasam, Kurnool, Kadapa, Anantapur and Chittoor districts.
- After dropping Kavula, the Telangana government has adopted native Tangidi Puvvu as the state flower as it is widely used in the state’s famous Bathukamma festival.
State symbols of Andhra Pradesh
- State bird: Rose-ringed parakeet - Locally known as Rama Chiluka.
- State tree: Neem - Locally known as Vepa
- State animal: Black-buck - Locally known as Krishna Jinka.
- State flower: Jasmine.
State symbols of Telangana
- State bird: Indian Roller or Palapitta.
- State tree: Jammi Chettu.
- State animal: Jinka or spotted deer.
- State flower: Tangidi Puvvu.
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