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Delhi to get greener
Delhi Cabinet gave the nod to setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle with the aim to give a proper thrust to its numerous greening activities in the capital.To be known as Delhi Parks and Gardens Society, the SPV would encourage greening activities among the RWAs in local parks and gardens.
Objective
“The objective of the society would be to create a green environment, identify vacant spaces for taking up greening projects, working with local bodies, involvement of RWAs in maintaining parks and gardens,” Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told reporters in New Delhi after the Cabinet meeting.
The Chief Secretary, Rakesh Mehta will head the Society to be represented by officials from Delhi Government, MCD, NDMC, DDA and RWAs.
Pollution
Delhi’s green cover in nine years has grown ten times from 32 sq km to 320 sq km and setting up of the Society is the government’s efforts to not only maintain the green cover but also to enhance it to combat increasing pollution, she said.
- PTI
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