Delhi govt to launch 17-day plantation campaign from 10 July
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi govt to launch 17-day plantation campaign from 10 July

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said the city government will launch a 17-day plantation campaign from July 10 to reduce pollution in the national capital. Thirty-one lakh plants, trees, and shrubs will be planted under the campaign "Plant Trees, Save Environment" which will be launched from National Highway 20 near ITO. Rai said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will participate in the campaign at ITO Nursery on July 13. It will help ascertain which varieties of plants, trees and shrubs have the best survival rate in Delhi and which regions in the city are best suited for their growth, it said.

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Green Goal: U.P. aims high with 36.50 cr sapling plantation on Saturday
5 months ago

Green Goal: U.P. aims high with 36.50 cr sapling plantation on Saturday

Hindustan Times  

The massive target of 36.50 crore sapling plantation in a single day on Saturday on the path to the state achieving 15% green cover by 2027 stems from optimism born out of the about 79% survival rate of saplings planted by the forest department between 2017-2021 in Uttar Pradesh. While the state is aiming to plant 36.50 crore saplings in …

6.7 million saplings to be planted in Delhi
5 months ago

6.7 million saplings to be planted in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Officials said 4.8 million trees and shrubs were planted in 2022-23 and 8.9 million in 2023-24. Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Thursday directed all agencies in Delhi to cumulatively plant 6.7 million saplings in 2024-25, according to a statement released by the LG secretariat. Officials said that despite the paucity of land in the Capital, the LG directed …

Drive to plant 3 crore saplings to begin soon: CM Mann
5 months, 1 week ago

Drive to plant 3 crore saplings to begin soon: CM Mann

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said it was the need of the hour to enhance the forest cover in the state. Chairing a meeting to review the forestation drive in the state here at his office, Mann said the state government has set a target of planting around 3 crore saplings for which a massive drive will be started …

Achieve target of planting 36.46 crore saplings: Yogi tells departments
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Achieve target of planting 36.46 crore saplings: Yogi tells departments

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign, the state had got a target of planting more than 36.46 crore saplings this year and directed all departments concerned to achieve it by July 20. At a meeting held at his official residence, Adityanath said work should be done by setting department-wise …

GB Nagar forest dept plants over 500 saplings at Surajpur Wetland as part of ‘Van Mahotsav’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

GB Nagar forest dept plants over 500 saplings at Surajpur Wetland as part of ‘Van Mahotsav’

Hindustan Times  

The Gautam Budh Nagar forest department on Wednesday celebrated ‘Van Mahotsav’, a pan-India plantation drive held in the first week of July every year, and planted more than 500 saplings of various species at the Surajpur wetland in Greater Noida. To mark the festival, around 150 people, including CISF personnel, ITBP personnel, school children, senior IFS officers, chief conservator of …

‘Delhi’s green cover rose to 23.6% since AAP came to power’
1 year ago

‘Delhi’s green cover rose to 23.6% since AAP came to power’

The Hindu  

Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said Delhi has the largest green cover among all metropolitan cities in the country, with forests and trees covering 23.6% of the Capital as of 2021 compared to 20% green cover in 2014 when the Aam Aadmi Party first came to power. Addressing the Assembly on the first day of the winter session, Mr. …

New portal to track progress of plantation drives in Delhi
1 year, 5 months ago

New portal to track progress of plantation drives in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Sunday launched a new online portal where the government will share progress and data on the plantations being carried out across Delhi throughout the year. Rai launched the portal during Sunday’s “Van Mahotsav” plantation programme at Dwarka’s mela ground, where native saplings were planted by residents’ welfare associations, MLAs, and students from Delhi’s eco …

CAQM sets target of 35.8 million saplings in Delhi-NCR
1 year, 6 months ago

CAQM sets target of 35.8 million saplings in Delhi-NCR

Hindustan Times  

The Commission for Air Quality Management’s green action plan for the year 2023-24 has fixed the annual greening and plantation target at 35.8 million for Delhi and the National Capital Region. Of the 35, 890,997 plants to be planted, 9.5 million plants will be put up in the Capital city, 8.8 million in Haryana’s NCR districts, 15.2 million in UP’s …

‘Green Mass Movement’: CM Yogi Orders UP Govt to Launch Mega Plantation Drive from July 1
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Green Mass Movement’: CM Yogi Orders UP Govt to Launch Mega Plantation Drive from July 1

News 18  

Uttar Pradesh is set to increase its green cover, with the state government’s mega plantation drive from July 1. As part of the drive on chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s orders, 35 crore saplings will be planted across the state till August 15. As the massive tree plantation drive is going to start, a detailed programme should be prepared to make …

Delhi: Unified MCD spells green plan, to create 20 mini-forests in Capital
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi: Unified MCD spells green plan, to create 20 mini-forests in Capital

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi plans to develop at least 20 mini forests in densely populated areas, especially in the heavily concretized tans-Yamuna region, as part of its annual greening action plan for 20222. In terms of distribution of the 85,000 new trees, the two zones in east Delhi will get saplings of 20,000 trees, four zones in south Delhi …

Delhi government to form 9-member committee on tree plantations
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi government to form 9-member committee on tree plantations

India TV News  

Highlights Delhi govt to set up committee to suggest alternatives to overcome land shortage for tree plantation 9-member Green Cover Development Committee to suggest alternatives on this, said Environment Min Rai Govt will ask Dehradun-based Forest Research Institute to conduct 3rd party audit on this matter The Delhi government will set up a nine-member committee to suggest alternatives to overcome …

Delhi govt to launch urban farming campaign | Details
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi govt to launch urban farming campaign | Details

India Today  

The Delhi government will launch a mega campaign for urban farming and hold a roundtable conference on April 25 to discuss the future course of action, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Monday. Launch of urban farming campaign "The Delhi government is preparing a mega plan for urban farming to encourage and enable everyone in Delhi to be capable of …

75-80% saplings planted in Delhi from 2016-2019 survived: Gopal Rai
2 years, 9 months ago

75-80% saplings planted in Delhi from 2016-2019 survived: Gopal Rai

Hindustan Times  

The survival rate of saplings planted during plantation drives in the Capital in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 has been between 75% to 80%, environment minister Gopal Rai on Friday said, quoting an audit report by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. Delhi had set a goal of planting 3.1 million saplings in 2021-22, and over 3.2 million saplings have been planted so …

250 million saplings planted in mass plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 5 months ago

250 million saplings planted in mass plantation drive in Uttar Pradesh

Op India  

On Sunday, about 25.5 million saplings were planted in the State of Uttar Pradesh to fight global climate change and reduce carbon emissions in the atmosphere. उत्तर प्रदेश ने 12 घंटे में 25 करोड़ पौधे लगा कर रिकॉर्ड बनाया है। प्रदेश सरकार 05 वर्ष में 100 करोड़ पौधे लगा चुकी है। pic.twitter.com/OdAaI9ckgc — Government of UP July 5, 2021 India …

Delhi to plant 33 lakh saplings from June 5
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi to plant 33 lakh saplings from June 5

India TV News  

The Delhi government announced on Wednesday that it will start a tree plantation drive in the national capital from June 5 on the occasion of the World Environment Day. Making the announcement, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the government will plant around 33 lakh saplings this year, including both big and small trees, to curb the problem of pollution. …

Green Cover: 12 City Forests Ready in Delhi, Four More Soon, Says Environment Minister Gopal Rai
4 years, 4 months ago

Green Cover: 12 City Forests Ready in Delhi, Four More Soon, Says Environment Minister Gopal Rai

News 18  

Twelve city forests have been developed in the national capital and four more will be ready soon, Environment Minister Gopal Rai told the Centre on Monday. Work is underway to develop four more city forests at Mamoorpur, Ayanagar, Jaunpur, and Dera Mandi, the minister said during a meeting of states and Union Territories called by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar. …

Delhi govt will work with neighbouring states to deal with air pollution problem
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi govt will work with neighbouring states to deal with air pollution problem

Live Mint  

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said the city government will work with neighbouring states and agencies concerned to prepare in advance to deal with the issue of poor air quality due to stubble burning in winters. Thirty-one lakh saplings will be planted under the campaign "Plant Saplings, Save Environment" with the objective of increasing the national capital's green …

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