Delhi to plant 33 lakh saplings from June 5.
The Delhi authorities introduced on Wednesday that it’ll begin a tree plantation drive within the nationwide capital from June 5 on the event of the World Environment Day.
Making the announcement, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai stated the federal government will plant round 33 lakh saplings this yr, together with each huge and small timber, to curb the issue of air pollution.
“Last year, the Centre had given us a target to plant 15 lakh saplings in the city. We have planted 32 lakh saplings. This time, the target set by the Centre is to plant 18 lakh saplings, but the Delhi government has decided to plant at least 33 lakh saplings,” Rai stated throughout a press convention on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the minister additionally linked the scarcity of oxygen throughout the second wave of the Covid pandemic to lack of timber.
“We have seen how Delhi faced oxygen shortage during the pandemic and the government had to make efforts to bridge the gap and it was successful. Though Covid cases are reducing now, there is only one way to reach a permanent solution for this oxygen problem and that is to plant trees on a large scale. We have decided to do that starting June 5.”
Rai stated that nurseries in Delhi will distribute saplings totally free, together with these with immunity boosting powers.
“Boosting immunity is important amid the Covid pandemic. Every year we give out plants for free from our nurseries. We have also been planting trees and plants such as giloy, aloe vera, curry leaves, sahjan, tulsi etc. These will be available at the nurseries to take home. Last year, 6.6 lakh plants were distributed like this,” he stated.
