Trees will be planted along the national highways passing through Haryana under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Haryana Forest Department and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Under this MoU, the areas along the national highway number 10 from New Delhi border to Dabwali and national highway number 52 from Kaithal to Rajasthan border would be developed as green area. Shady fruit trees will also be planted along these national highways and Haryana Forest Department would take care of these plants for next five years.
The memorandum was signed in the presence of Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Haryana Forest and Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister Rao Narbir Singh in New Delhi on Friday.
Speaking on this occasion, the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that National Green Highways Mission has been launched so as to promote greenery on national highways.
Under this, shady fruit trees along 1500 kilometre long national highways passing through various states would be covered in the first phase, said he.
Gadkari said that Haryana Government has shown personal interest and had decided to bear all kind of expenses towards environment conservation. In Haryana, a road length of 415 kilometre has been included in the first phase.
He also suggested the State Government to prepare a scheme for beautification and greenery along the Eastern and Western Peripheral Roads passing outside Delhi.
Accepting the suggestions of Union Minister, Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh said that State Government would consider to start work on this scheme.
He informed that earlier Haryana had signed MoU with Railways for enhancing green cover.On this occasion, the Union Minister also launched Green Highways Mobile Application and Green Highways Vision Document.