DDA to plant 10 lakh trees this year

New Delhi: Union Minister of State Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Hardeep S Puri on Sunday inaugurated the "Van Mahotsav" which has been celebrated by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) with the plantation of around 20,000 trees across Delhi on Sunday. He said that the creation of new urban spaces needs to be green and resilient. He further stated that the development process in Delhi is now being given a green and sustainable direction by the Ministry.

Acknowledging the DDA's significant role in building, restoring, maintaining and preserving the natural heritage of the city, Puri said that with 783 parks along with 6 biodiversity parks cover an extent of 11,000 acres of land under their jurisdiction, DDA is a major owner of green area in Delhi and has been actively promoting the development of all forms of parks as per norms of the Master-Plan. On the occasion, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal also appreciated DDA's initiative of taking up large scale plantation.

The DDA officials said that this year the agency has proposed to plant 10 lakh trees throughout Delhi in DDA Parks, Biodiversity Parks, Yamuna Flood Plain, vacant spaces, and also along the roadside on lands proposed for Compensatory Afforestation.