New Delhi, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V Okay Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a bamboo plantation drive on the Bhalswa landfill web site right here on Tuesday and warranted those who the realm would quickly be turned inexperienced.
Delhi LG, CM kick off plantation drive at Bhalswa landfill web site
Saxena efforts to reclaim landfill websites started two years in the past and with the beginning of the plantation drive, the method of turning these areas into inexperienced zones has begun.
“Today, 200 bamboo plants have been planted here. In the coming months, 54,000 more trees will be added,” the L-G mentioned, including that after the plantation is accomplished, commuters will get to see inexperienced patches as a substitute of towering rubbish mounds.
“We had promised to free Delhi of pollution and this initiative marks the beginning of a cleaner and greener city,” he added.
Addressing reporters together with the chief minister and different ministers, the L-G mentioned bamboo was chosen for the plantation drive as a result of it releases 30 per cent extra oxygen and requires much less water to develop.
CM Rekha Gupta lauded the efforts of the LG and the Central authorities whereas alleging that earlier dispensations “only made tall claims” about tackling the landfill situation however didn’t take concrete motion.
She additional highlighted the Central authorities’s position in utilising waste materials from landfill websites in numerous initiatives throughout Delhi, together with DDA grounds. “The LG has played a crucial role in ensuring Delhi’s transformation. His leadership has been like a shield, protecting the city and guiding its development,” Gupta mentioned.
Gupta additionally assured the reporters that the progress of the plantation drive on the Bhalswa landfill web site shall be monitored every month.
“In a year, this place will be completely transformed into a green land. Our mission is to clean and beautify Delhi, and with a double-engine government, we will achieve this goal at double speed,” she added.