Celebrating the Mega Plantation Drive, the Delhi Government has planted trees, saplings, herbs, shrubs and other native plants at 1,300 locations across the city inclpremises.
The massive drive was launched by the Dept of Forests and Wildlife, to increase the green cover of Delhi and improve the environmental quality of lives of people living in the city.
"Delhi's future is dependent on our actions which we take today to make Delhi greener and Pollution free tomorrow. It is our responsibility to protect the futureof our children and make Delhi breathe," said Delhi Environment Minister Kailash Gahlot. As part of its commitment to protect and preserve the environment, the Govt of NCT of Delhi undertook the Delhi Mega Plantation Drive 2019 at more than 1300 locations across Delhi.
The forest department of Delhi Government is aiming to plant more than 3 Lakhs trees in a single day. The Locations for plantations were distributed across Delhi and the details of the plantation locations and contact persons of respective sites are available at the official Forest Department website, said an official.
The department of Forests and Wildlife will further distribute saplings free of cost to schools colleges, individuals etc from 14 forest nurseries across Delhi. The list of nurseries is available at the official Forest Department website.