Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh planted a sapling of Rudraksh tree at his official residence at Akbar Road in New Delhi under the tree plantation campaign, launched by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) during ongoing monsoon season. A total of 86 thousand saplings planted on Saturday in New Delhi area.
Appreciating the green initiative of NDMC, the Minister stressed upon the need for taking more efforts towards lessening the pollution level and maintaining ecological balance in the Capital.
NDMC Chairman Naresh Kumar said that the NDMC has planted more than 7 lakh of saplings against the target fixed of 10 lakh in the last four weeks in which saplings of different species of fruits, flowers, herbals, timbers and shrubs was planted. "The agency has achieved 70 per cent of its target to increase the green cover of NDMC area from 48 to 50 per cent," he said.
The diplomats of the countries such as Russia, China, Indonesia, Belgium, Vietnam, Greece, Egypt, Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Hungry, Sudan, Serbia, and Denmark have also planted saplings of various species of trees in their premises including.
A senior official of NDMC said that the diplomats selected the plants of their own choice like Orchids, Red Cotton, Dwarf Marigold, Badalia, Callistemon, Bottle Brush, Silver Oak, Zapata, Achras Zapota, Ziziphus Mauritiana, Morus Alba, Neem and Ashok.