In its bid to expand the green cover in national Capital, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) will plant more than one lakh trees and shrubs, this monsoon. The corporation will plant these saplings by September 25, 2018.
North Delhi Mayor Adesh Kumar Gupta said the drive is a step towards improving environment to the city making the area more green and clean.
Giving details of the drive, the Mayor said the saplings would be placed with the help of students, Resident Welfare Association, NGOs and Municipal Councillors.
A senior official said the plantation will be carried out on the land available for the purpose. "The main requirement for tree plantation is space, and it is very difficult to find it in the city but still the trees will be planted on war-footing this monsoon," he said. He further said that a variety of trees will be planted such as Arjun, Amla, Neem, Sheesham, Berries, Kachnar etc. besides medicinal plants and ornamental plants.