The Delhi Government is all set to hold a Van Mahotsav from June 26 to July 11 as part of a mega drive under which 33 lakh saplings will be planted across the city this year,
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said that all the Cabinet Ministers of Delhi, the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, all MLAs, NGOs and RWAs will participate in the mega tree plantation campaign.
He said that free distribution of medicinal plants in 14 nurseries will take place during the Van Mahotsav.
“The Delhi Government is organising a ‘Van Mahotsav’ from June 26 to July 11. All the Cabinet Ministers of Delhi, the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, MLAs, NGOs and RWAs will participate in this mega plantation drive. Simultaneously, the people of Delhi are also being linked to this campaign,” he said.
Rai further said that a target has been set to plant 33 lakh saplings under the tree plantation campaign in this entire year. On World Environment Day, the Delhi Government began a campaign to plant medicinal plants.
“The Delhi Government has 14 nurseries across the city and any person can visit our nursery and get medicinal plants for free. The medicinal plants available in Delhi Government Nursery are Amla, Guava, Arjun, Jamun, Neem, Tulsi, Giloy, Aloe Vera, Curry leaves, etc,” he said.
The campaign will start on June 26 from Garhi Mandu on the banks of Yamuna Bank and on June 27, there will be a plantation drive in all of the 70 Assembly constituencies of Delhi.