Mumbai: “Today, our children, men, women, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) everyone is planting a tree in Delhi. The fight against air pollution has taken the form of a people’s movement. In one of the plantation drives, children even declared that planting trees is a form of patriotism. I have also planted a tree and I appeal you to do the same,” said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as he launched Delhi’s biggest ever plantation drive on September 8. Planting a sapling at the Yamuna floodplain in Usmanpur village, he said that five lakh trees are being planted across 643 locations in the city.
आज हज़ारों बच्चे, बूढ़े, आदमी, औरतें, RWA – सब लोग दिल्ली में पेड़ लगा रहे हैं। प्रदूषण के ख़िलाफ़ लड़ाई ने एक जनांदोलन का रूप ले लिया है। एक कार्यक्रम में आज बच्चों ने बताया की वृक्ष लगाना देशभक्ति का काम है।
मैंने भी एक पेड़ लगाया। आप भी आज एक पेड़ ज़रूर लगायें। pic.twitter.com/TfSbGSfOvx
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) September 8, 2018
Talking about the air pollution levels in Delhi, the Chief Minister quoted a few studies and said that 70 per cent of pollution in Delhi originated beyond its borders, but this cannot be an excuse to avoid tackling the situation.
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A large number of school children attended the tree plantation event held at Yamuna flood plains at Garhi Mandu in Usmanpur. Around 32,000 saplings were planted at the venue of the event. More than 1.25 lakh school children planted the trees across the city.
A K Singh, Delhi government’s Environment and Forest Secretary, who was also present at the event said that government’s overall target is to plant 32.5 lakh tress by end of this year and so far, around 15 lakh trees have been planted. While state environment minister Imran Hussain planted saplings at Jaunpur Forest and at his residence, Cabinet Minister Kailash Gahlot planted saplings along with school in Mitraon Forest Park in Najafgarh.
Delhi Environment Minister @ImranHussaain planeted saplings at Jaunpur Forest under Delhi Govt’s Mega Tree Plantation Drive.#VanMahotsav #आओ_एक_पेड़_लगायें pic.twitter.com/kBgXGpWFMu
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) September 8, 2018
Mega Tree Plantation Drive के तहत कैबिनेट मंत्री @kgahlot ने स्कूली बच्चो और ग्रामवसियों के साथ आज नजफगढ़ विधानसभा के मित्राओं गांव सिटी फोरेस्ट में वृक्षारोपण किया।#आओ_एक_पेड़_लगायें #VanMahotsav pic.twitter.com/0l4iKEUfCn
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) September 8, 2018
The decision to increase city’s green cover by five lakh plants in one day was taken a month ago by Mr Hussain after he reviewed the deteriorating air quality in the capital. In the meeting Mr Hussain had directed the Delhi Parks and Gardens Society, a society to coordinate the management of parks and gardens in National Capital Territory Delhi, to ensure free distribution of saplings before the drive.
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In the meeting, greening agencies were also asked to ensure high survival rate to make the plantation drive a success. Mr Hussain had asked agencies to make necessary arrangements for independent audit so as to monitor the survival rate of the plantation drive. It was also directed that feasibility of procuring machines for geo-tagging of plantation be explored at the earliest so as to trace and keep track of the survival of plants.
From Children’s Park CSP Zone, under North Municipal Corporation of Delhi, barren lands of Garhi Mandu to Jahapanah forest in Greater Kailash, here are some of the glimpses of Delhi’s biggest plantation drive:
Along with Councillor Ajay Sharma and local residents, planted trees in own constituency in an effort to provide clean and healthy air to the Delhites.#VanMahotsav pic.twitter.com/2XCvwgVtdA
— Sanjeev Jha (@Sanjeev_aap) September 8, 2018
मैंने एक लगाया, आप भी #आओ_एक_पेड़_लगायें ☺️???? pic.twitter.com/HRrAJseZZj
— तोड़िये मत, जोड़िये ‘भारत’ ???????? (@dilipkpandey) September 8, 2018
Awareness Address by students during Mega Plantation Drive being carried out by 132 Inf Bn of Territorial Army on the call of @ArvindKejriwal Govt with the objective to make the National Capital, Air Pollution Free !#VanMahotsav pic.twitter.com/LQ5EI5McjH
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) September 8, 2018
सर्वोदय सह शिक्षा उच्चतर माध्यमिक विद्यालय, किचनर रोड़ मालचा मार्ग में वृक्षारोपण पर छात्रा ने @AAPkaSurender का किया धन्यवाद।@ArvindKejriwal @AAPDelhi @ImranHussaain pic.twitter.com/tpljTYMWMd
— Commando Surender Singh MLA (@AAPkaSurender) September 8, 2018
Tree plantation being carried out at Children's Park CSP Zone, under North MCD. pic.twitter.com/xc8pBcqFR4
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) September 8, 2018
.@AamAadmiParty विधायिका @ParmilaTokas ने मुनिरका गांव रॉक गार्डन में सर्वोदय विद्यालय के बच्चों के साथ मिलकर वृक्षारोपण किया।#आओ_एक_पेड़_लगायें pic.twitter.com/vO9xMostir
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) September 8, 2018
.@AamAadmiParty विधायक @GulabMatiala ने खरखड़ी जटमल व खेड़ा डाबर फॉरेस्ट रेंज में पौधा रोपण किया,इस दौरान स्कूल के बच्चों ने भी बढ़ चढ़ कर हिस्सा लिया।#आओ_एक_पेड़_लगायें pic.twitter.com/ahYsuF1szJ
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) September 8, 2018
दिल्ली सरकार के Mega Tree Plantation Programme के तहत समाज के हर वर्ग के लोग अपनो दिल्ली को प्रदूषण मुक्त करने के उद्देश्य से राजधानी के अलग अलग हिस्सों में पौध रोपण कर रहे हैं..
आप भी आज एक पेड़ लगाने का संकल्प ज़रूर लें !!!#आओ_एक_पेड़_लगायें pic.twitter.com/QsaUHCAOkf
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) September 8, 2018
School Children participated in Mega Tree Plantation drive in Greater Kailash at Jahanpanah City forest..#आओ_एक_पेड़_लगायें pic.twitter.com/3xcwvwv3ot
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) September 8, 2018
क्या बच्चे..क्या बुज़ुर्ग..क्या महिलाएँ..
पूरी दिल्ली अपने शहर को प्रदूषण मुक्त करने के लिए वृक्षारोपन कर रही है।
दिल्ली सरकार के Mega Tree Plantation Drive में सहभागी बनें और आप भी आज एक पेड़ लगाने के संकल्प ज़रूर लें…
ये शहर आपका भी है !#आओ_एक_पेड़_लगायें pic.twitter.com/d3Aagh1aWE
— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) September 8, 2018
NDTV – Dettol Banega Swachh India campaign lends support to the Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). Helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan, the campaign aims to spread awareness about hygiene and sanitation, the importance of building toilets and making India open defecation free (ODF) by October 2019, a target set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when he launched Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in 2014. Over the years, the campaign has widened its scope to cover issues like air pollution, waste management, plastic ban, manual scavenging and menstrual hygiene. The campaign has also focused extensively on marine pollution, clean Ganga Project and rejuvenation of Yamuna, two of India’s major river bodies.
