Veteran green crusader and Padma Shri awardee Daripalli Ramaiah was injured after an unidentified vehicle, believed to be a motorcycle, hit him while he was crossing the road at Pallegudem village on the outskirts of Khammam on Wednesday morning.
He suffered grievous injuries in his legs. The incident occurred while he was on his way to a farm for watering the plants at Pallegudem in Khammam rural mandal, sources said.
He was admitted to ICU at the District Headquarters Hospital in Khammam. Mr. Ramaiah’s condition is stable, hospital sources said.
