Pilot project launched to ecologically restore Delhis central ridge get rid of vilayati kikar
New Delhi Apr 27 PTI Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday launched a pilot project to ecologically restore the central ridge and it involves replacing invasive Mexican trees vilayati kikar with indigenous speciesThe central ridge is spread over 864 hectares and according to a plan announced last year 423 hectares of it will be restored in five yearsThe invasive vilayati kikar is spread over 7500 hectares in Delhi which is not conducive to the capitals environment We have today launched a pilot project to remove this tree species from 10 hectares in the central ridge Rai told reportersThe government had in March last year set up a six-member advisory committee to monitor the progress of the project and ensure timely and effective on-ground complianceThe forest department plans to remove vilayati kikar which doesnt allow other species to thrive and leads to water table depletion through canopy lifting and planting native trees shrubs and grasses suitable for the ridges soilConsidered the lungs of the national capital the ridge is an extension of the Aravalli hill range in Delhi and is a rocky hilly and forested areaIt has been divided into four zones — south south-central central and north — due to administrative reasons These four zones make up a total area of around 7784 hectares PTI GVS NSD NSD
New Delhi Apr 27 PTI Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday launched a pilot project to ecologically restore the central ridge and it involves replacing invasive Mexican trees vilayati kikar with indigenous speciesThe central ridge is spread over 864 hectares and according to a plan announced last year 423 hectares of it will be restored in five yearsThe invasive vilayati kikar is spread over 7500 hectares in Delhi which is not conducive to the capitals environment We have today launched a pilot project to remove this tree species from 10 hectares in the central ridge Rai told reportersThe government had in March last year set up a six-member advisory committee to monitor the progress of the project and ensure timely and effective on-ground complianceThe forest department plans to remove vilayati kikar which doesnt allow other species to thrive and leads to water table depletion through canopy lifting and planting native trees shrubs and grasses suitable for the ridges soilConsidered the lungs of the national capital the ridge is an extension of the Aravalli hill range in Delhi and is a rocky hilly and forested areaIt has been divided into four zones — south south-central central and north — due to administrative reasons These four zones make up a total area of around 7784 hectares PTI GVS NSD NSD
