The Delhi government had planned to create a city-forest in the Yamuna floodplains to compensate for the loss of trees due to a construction project at Nauroji Nagar, but the area remains barren.
The entrance of Garhi Mandu village, where the government is attempting to create a city forest, is littered with garbage, construction debris and cow dung
From the early 2000s, about 1 lakh saplings have been planted over an area of 744 acre in Garhi Mandu.
Due to frequent fires and shortage of water, the plants are struggling to survive.
The area earmarked for compensatory plantation to make up for the loss of trees in ongoing projects in South Delhi remains barren, in violation of the National Green Tribunal's order that compensatory plantation should precede felling.