In a move to transform Delhi into a city of world-class parks, the Delhi Government will develop about 3,000 acres of area as state-of-the-art facilities across 17 city forests of the national Capital. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday reviewed the status of parks of Delhi and directed officials to submit a detailed project report within 15 days.
Currently, 1,500 parks are being redeveloped in collaboration with 450 RWAs under the Mukhyamantri Park Saundaryakaran Yojana. The Kejriwal Government will also fund the development of 5,000 parks in Delhi. A high-level review meeting on the parks and gardens of Delhi was held on Wednesday at the Delhi Secretariat under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. In this meeting, discussions were held regarding development of parks of international standards in Delhi.
Kejriwal directed officers to transform 17 city forests to world class levels in the first phase. These world class city forests will be developed in an area of about 3000 acres across 17 locations of Delhi. Along with Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Environment Minister Gopal Rai, DDC Vice Chairperson Jasmine Shah and other high-ranking officials were present in the meeting.
As part of the Mukhyamantri Park Saundaryakaran Yojana, 1,500 parks are being transformed in collaboration with 450 RWAs under a unique community parks initiative.Under the scheme, 16,828 parks will be surveyed in Delhi.
So far 6,396 parks have been surveyed. Of these, 3,565 parks have been identified as those not being maintained upto standards. After surveying all locations, appropriate steps will be taken with the help of RWAs/NGOs to transform them into world-class parks.