Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam planted saplings to mark the ongoing Van Mahotsav to plant over 33 lakh saplings across the city this year.
The Van Mahotsav programme is being organised by the Department of Forests and Wildlife, Delhi government from June 26th to July 11, 2021.
Speaking on this occasion, Gautam said, "Because of this large scale tree plantation drive which happens every year, Delhi government has been successful in not only increasing the green cover of Delhi but also reducing the pollution level in the capital by 25%."
He appealed to the people of Delhi to join and participate in this plantation drive during Van Mahotsav. The Government is putting in its best efforts to deal with the air pollution problem. “Under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal the Delhi Government has launched a war against air pollution. The Delhi Government has taken several steps to curb the air pollution in Delhi such as bringing the tree transplantation policy, anti-dust pollution campaign, electric vehicle policy, Red light on-Gaadi off campaign and many others. The Delhi Government is the first State Government to come up with a solution to stubble burning by using bio decomposers,” he added.