Hyderabad is among the two cities in India, along with Mumbai, to be listed as ‘Tree Cities of the World-2021’ by Arbor Day Foundation and FAO of UN.
Hyderabad finds a place on the list for the second year in a row. In Hyderabad, 3,50,56,635 trees were planted with 500 volunteer hours over two years, according to data released by the foundation. Mumbai finds pride of place in the listing with 42,50,00 trees planted utilising 25,000 volunteer hours. If each of the planted tree occupies just 1 square foot area, then the city would have an additional forest of 3.25 square kilometres or about three parks the size of Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Park.
“Matter of immense pride that #Hyderabad city is recognised, for the 2nd consecutive year, among the tree cities of the world by the Arbor Day Foundation,” tweeted Arvind Kumar, special chief secretary of Municipal Administration and Urban Development.
A total of 136 other cities from 21 countries are part of the premium listing. The US has 37 cities on the list while the UK has 19 and Canada 18, showing that developed countries have a higher share of green cities.
