New Delhi [India]: To reduce pollution, tree plantation is a key point in the government's 12-point summer action plan and the government aims to plant 64 lakh saplings by March 2025, Delhi Environment and Forest Minister Gopal Rai said on Tuesday. Have to put it. ,
Gopal Rai said, since Delhi is continuously struggling with heat, the only solution is to increase the green belt. In 2013, Delhi's green cover was only 20 percent, which increased to 23.6 percent in 2021. The minister said, even after 2021, the tree plantation campaign is going on at a fast pace.
Rai made these comments on Tuesday when he chaired a meeting with all concerned departments on the issue of tree plantation drive under the Summer Action Plan at the Delhi Secretariat.Giving more information, Rai said, "Today a joint meeting of more than 25 agencies was held to take forward the tree plantation campaign this year. After discussion with everyone, it has been decided that by March all the agencies together will plant 64 lakh saplings.”
"Out of these 64 lakh, 24,83,064 saplings that will be planted include big trees, 31,57,529 are shrubs and 7,74,000 saplings will be distributed free of cost," he said.
Rai said that people will be able to take free saplings from the nursery and the saplings will also be distributed in various assembly constituencies.
The minister also talked about the plantation guarantee given by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said, "During the last elections, Arvind Kejriwal had guaranteed the people of Delhi that two crore saplings would be planted in five years. We are happy that just We planted two crore five lakh saplings in four years. The guarantee which was to be fulfilled in five years was fulfilled by the Delhi government in collaboration with more than 25 greening agencies.,
The summer action plan was announced by Rai during a meeting with concerned officials on June 13. Taking to his official "Points have been set to reduce pollution in Delhi this summer."
Explaining further, he had posted, “Delhi's air quality has improved, air pollution has reduced by almost 30% in 8 years. Work will be done on development of lakes including prevention of open burning and industrial pollution, increasing green cover and solid waste management.
During this, Gopal Rai also talked about the water crisis prevailing in the city and said, "Today the river in Wazirabad is on the verge of drying up. Despite the order of the Supreme Court, Haryana is adamant on its insistence and all this is happening due to political pressure from BJP, Haryana knows this pain because water in Haryana also comes from other places.
Stepping up his attacks on the BJP, Rai said, “Efforts are being made to find the best way to manage the water available with us.We knocked on all the doors, but BJP's conspiracy continues. Even offices are being attacked. People of Uttarakhand request BJP not to do politics on water issue.
The minister also said that action is being taken on the complaints. Rai said, "Wherever complaints (regarding tankers) are coming, action is being taken. Anyone playing with water in Delhi will not be spared and Haryana will have to release the water.Wherever there are reports of leakage, we are fixing it," he said."
Gopal Rai said, since Delhi is continuously struggling with heat, the only solution is to increase the green belt. In 2013, Delhi's green cover was only 20 percent, which increased to 23.6 percent in 2021. The minister said, even after 2021, the tree plantation campaign is going on at a fast pace.
Rai made these comments on Tuesday when he chaired a meeting with all concerned departments on the issue of tree plantation drive under the Summer Action Plan at the Delhi Secretariat.Giving more information, Rai said, "Today a joint meeting of more than 25 agencies was held to take forward the tree plantation campaign this year. After discussion with everyone, it has been decided that by March all the agencies together will plant 64 lakh saplings.”
"Out of these 64 lakh, 24,83,064 saplings that will be planted include big trees, 31,57,529 are shrubs and 7,74,000 saplings will be distributed free of cost," he said.
Rai said that people will be able to take free saplings from the nursery and the saplings will also be distributed in various assembly constituencies.
The minister also talked about the plantation guarantee given by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said, "During the last elections, Arvind Kejriwal had guaranteed the people of Delhi that two crore saplings would be planted in five years. We are happy that just We planted two crore five lakh saplings in four years. The guarantee which was to be fulfilled in five years was fulfilled by the Delhi government in collaboration with more than 25 greening agencies.,
The summer action plan was announced by Rai during a meeting with concerned officials on June 13. Taking to his official "Points have been set to reduce pollution in Delhi this summer."
Explaining further, he had posted, “Delhi's air quality has improved, air pollution has reduced by almost 30% in 8 years. Work will be done on development of lakes including prevention of open burning and industrial pollution, increasing green cover and solid waste management.
During this, Gopal Rai also talked about the water crisis prevailing in the city and said, "Today the river in Wazirabad is on the verge of drying up. Despite the order of the Supreme Court, Haryana is adamant on its insistence and all this is happening due to political pressure from BJP, Haryana knows this pain because water in Haryana also comes from other places.
Stepping up his attacks on the BJP, Rai said, “Efforts are being made to find the best way to manage the water available with us.We knocked on all the doors, but BJP's conspiracy continues. Even offices are being attacked. People of Uttarakhand request BJP not to do politics on water issue.
The minister also said that action is being taken on the complaints. Rai said, "Wherever complaints (regarding tankers) are coming, action is being taken. Anyone playing with water in Delhi will not be spared and Haryana will have to release the water.Wherever there are reports of leakage, we are fixing it," he said."
