Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, chaired a high-position review meeting in New Delhi to assess the ongoing medications for a major colony action aimed at significantly adding the green cover across the Delhi-NCR region. The meeting gathered elderly officers from the Ministry, including the Secretary of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, along with the star Chief Defacers of Timbers (PCCFs) from Haryana, the Government of NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. The conversations centered on espousing a scientifically planned, community-driven, and confluence-grounded frame to ensure methodical and sustainable greening of the NCR.
The primary focus of the review was the development of a comprehensive district-wise action plan that would cover all pastoral and civic pockets within the region. The minister emphasized the need for a data-backed, position-specific strategy that identifies colony zones not only on timberland but also on government parcels managed by urban local bodies and other authorities. This quarter-position mapping is anticipated to produce a grainy design that accounts for the varied ecological requirements of each area and supports long-term environmental restoration.
During the meeting, Yadav reviewed the progress on relating implicit colony areas for the 2026–27 cycle. He prompted NCR countries to consolidate district-wise planning by taking into account the total timber areas, defended regions, proposed zoos, profit timbers, Nagar Vans, Namo Parks, community timbers, and analogous ecological means. The mapping exercise will also include demoralized timber areas, catchments of gutters and water bodies, washes, Ramsar spots, and any public spaces managed by institutions similar to the Revenue Department, Panchayati Raj Institutions, and Urban Local Bodies. The minister underscored the significance of grading these areas based on the quality of the foliage and relating the managing agencies responsible for their upkeep.
A crucial part of the meeting was the directive to involve community groups, especially Eco-Clubs operating in NCR seminaries and points. Yadav stressed that these clubs shouldn’t only be counterplotted but also be laboriously engaged in colony drives, mindfulness programs, and conservation conditioning. The participation of youthful people, he noted, is vital for erecting long-term environmental knowledge and driving grassroots position change. Also, he called on the Natural History galleries and their indigenous centers to take part in the colony sweats, adding both scientific guidance and public involvement.
To further gauge up colony conditioning, the minister stressed the need for countries to prepare a comprehensive database of bee nurseries. This would include information on their product capacities, the species grown, and the gaps that need to be addressed to meet the larger colony targets envisaged for the coming times. States have agreed to conduct detailed spatial analysis grounded on the data collected, which will help identify suitable colony zones, recommend the type of colony conditioning needed, and list the stakeholders who’ll be involved in executing these plans. The outgrowth of this analysis will form the backbone of detailed quarter-position action plans.
Yadav also called on the countries to prepare quarter-position micro plans for the coming five times. These plans should totally outline the areas named for each colony, the enforcing agencies, openings for community participation, and specific colony interventions. The micro plans are also anticipated to identify the nurseries that will serve as sources of high-quality planting material and chart backing openings under colorful schemes similar to the Green India Mission, Nagar Van Yojana, Green Credit Programme, Compensatory Afforestation Fund, MGNREGA, swash revivification schemes, and other state or central backing avenues. The minister emphasized that planning shouldn’t overlook ecological restoration in areas affected by invasive species. He directed countries to ensure that the junking of invasive species and restoration of affected territories become integral elements of their micro plans.
Coordinated governance surfaced as another major theme of the meeting. The minister stressed that micro plans should easily list the government departments and ministries taking confluence for effective prosecution. Increasing collaboration among all stakeholders—terrain ministries, timber departments, original bodies, development agencies, and communal institutions—is essential for the success of the NCR greening charge. Yadav also directed countries to collect a list of ongoing actions related to colony or land-use systems in their sections, assess the legal issues involved, and work toward removing nonsupervisory backups that may hamper environmental enterprise.
The ministry officers were instructed to consolidate the district-wise micro plans into a unified Five-Time Greening Plan for the National Capital Region. This integrated plan is anticipated to serve as a roadmap for coordinated action, monitoring, and facilitation. It’ll also round out the greening and colony sweats being overseen by the Commission for Air Quality Management, which is focused on addressing long-term air quality issues in Delhi-NCR. By erecting solidarity between different agencies and linking colony sweats to broader ecological pretensions, the government hopes to strengthen the region’s overall environmental adaptability.
The Forest Survey of India has been directed to give up-to-date data on demoralized timberlands and areas raided by dangerous species so that countries can incorporate these details into their micro plans. The minister also encouraged countries to list demoralized timber areas on the Green Credit Programme gate, enabling individuals, private companies, and public institutions to share in eco-restoration conditioning aligned with the micro plans. Yadav concluded by emphasizing that a scientific, technology-enabled, and confluence-grounded greening strategy is necessary for increasing ecological security and long-term air quality enhancement across NCR. He blazoned that the coming review meeting would be held soon to assess the progress made by countries and the Government of NCT of Delhi.
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