Amit Shah Launches Green Delhi Drive with 70 Lakh Plantation Mission
The campaign aims to plant 70 lakh saplings and protect 6,300 hectares of the Ridge through afforestation and legal safeguards, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a tree plantation drive in RK Puram, aiming to plant 70 lakh saplings across the national capital region under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign.
- Shah unveiled a 'grand masterplan' to transform the Ridge into a 'Green Ridge' by protecting 6,300 hectares over four years, featuring 100 water bodies and themed green spaces like Nakshatra Van.
- Beyond the environmental campaign, the Home Minister flagged off 300 electric buses and laid the foundation stone for a multi-level bus depot, strengthening the city's public transport and clean mobility.
- The initiative prioritizes replacing invasive trees with native, long-living species such as Jamun, Mango, Arjun, and Neem to rejuvenate the Ridge, which officials describe as the 'lungs of Delhi.'
- While Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav welcomed the announcements, he questioned the government's commitment to trees, citing a Forest Department decision to transplant 1,049 saplings and cut 42 for a project in Sarojini Nagar.
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Ridge set to be revived in 4 years, says Amit Shah,, launches campaign to plant 70 lakh trees in Delhi
He said that the Centre and Delhi government have resolved to develop 6,300 hectares of green Ridge area into forest land over the next four years and give legal protection to it to conserve its biodiversity, soil, water and Delhi's environment.
Delhi Ridge to get 1 crore saplings, legal protection, says Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched two green initiatives in the national capital on Tuesday. Under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign, the Delhi government will plant 70 lakh saplings across the city in collaboration with residents. The second initiative involves planting over 1 crore saplings across 6,300 hectares of the Ridge to develop it into a forest area over the next four years and ensure its protection.
Centre and State to turn ridge into green Delhi's lungs, says Amit Shah
Delhi government has notified 5,000 hectares of Ridge area as forest land. This action ends a three-decade delay in protecting the ecologically sensitive region. Over the next four years, the entire 6,300-hectare Ridge will be developed into forest land. More than ten million native plants will be planted across the Ridge area. The Ridge will also feature ponds, restaurants, and preserved archaeological structures.
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