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He said that they have decided to organize the hill festival, which is first in the country, to create awareness about the protection of environment among the general public. NARASARAOPET (GUNTUR): The hill festival will make Kotappakonda a tourist hub, Andhra Pradesh assembly speaker Dr Kodela Sivaprasada Rao said on Saturday ahead of the mega event that deputy chief minister K E Krishna Murthy will formally in the evening.Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Rao said that roads and buildings minister Ch Ayyannapatrudu and former Union minister Y Sujana Chowdary would also be attending the festival as guests. He said that protection of the greenery is a must, adding, erosion of greenery is causing serious environmental hazards.Dr Kodela observed that they have mixed a lot of entertainment events in the hill festival to attract tourists to the Kotappakonda. He said that they were bringing such urban entertainments to help the people from rural areas experience the thrill. “Once they reach the place, they will all watch how the greenery has been developed on the hill slopes and gardens were developed with little or literally no water facility..