Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday urged the citizens to plant more trees to combat pollution and make Delhi a clean and green city.
Speaking at the launch of the 31st Garden Tourism Festival at the Garden of Five Senses here, Mr. Sisodia said the practice of gardening and planting trees plays a pivotal role in bettering human-nature relationship.
The Minister also appealed to Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) to attend the three-day festival.
Grow Garden: Save Delhi
“Everyone is concerned about fighting pollution and cleaning the air. It can only be ensured by planting trees,” he said, after planting a sapling in the garden on the occasion.
The Deputy Chief Minister said there was need to organise more garden festivals at a larger scale to set an examples for developing a sustainable urbanised city.
The theme of the festival, which is organised every year in the spring, is “Grow Garden: Save Delhi”.
The 22-acre Garden of Five Senses has more than 325 species of plants. A number of sculptures and murals have been used to embellish the place.
The festival will remain open to the public from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on all three days.
he Delhi Tourism Department will provide free shuttle service to and from the Saket metro station.
