New Delhi, Mar 26, (PTI) On Saturday, the Delhi government set aside Rs 26 crore for the environment sector in Budget 2022-23.
Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister, presented the budget to the Assembly. He stated that Delhi’s major problems include water pollution, noise pollution, and loss of biodiversity.
“For the prevention of air pollution, our government implemented the ‘Ten Point – Winter Air Action Plan’ from October 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022.
“Under this, targeted actions have been taken to control stubble burning, anti-dust campaign, prevention of burning of garbage, ban on fireworks, installation of smog tower, identification of more polluting sites, strengthening of green war rooms, e-waste park arrangements and vehicular pollution control, he said.
Sisodia claimed that the Delhi Government has been successful both in conserving green cover and in expanding the city.
“Of the seven major mega cities, Delhi has the largest forest area, covering about 194.24 square kilometers. The forest and tree cover of Delhi has increased from 21.88 per cent of the total geographical area in 2019 to 23.06 per cent in 2021, which is a remarkable achievement,” he said.
In the last two years, 11 city forests were developed by the government. These trees are serving an important role in urban concrete spaces that are rapidly growing. PTI GVS NSD
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