Delhi to build 'wall' of trees to protect itself from dust storms
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It will act as a natural barrier which will come up along Delhi border with Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
The National Capital Territory of Delhi will soon be building a 'wall' of around 32 lakh trees encircling the state to protect it from the dust storms coming from the neigbouring states, mostly Rajasthan.
A senior official of the Union Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change told PTI-Bhasha that various agencies of the Union and Delhi governments have already begun the work of planting nearly 31 lakh saplings of various native species on its three sides to rid Delhi of frequent dust storms from its western neighbour.
It will act as a natural barrier which will come up along Delhi border with Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
The official listed that the scheme has two objectives - absorption of pollution and causing particulate matters by trees and protecting Delhi from the unbearable dust storms, coming in from Rajasthan every year due to western disturbances.
Based on studies, densely and huge trees like ''pilkhan, goolar, mango, mahua'' will be suitable for the plan.
The official said the minute dust particles and other pollutants of the air will get deposited on the leaves of evergreen trees it will be subsequently washed down to the ground and mix up with soil during rains.
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This can be the permanent solution of the long-term dust problem of Delhi-NCR. The scheme has been officially launched on July 7 and is aimed to complete the plan within this year.
The authorities taking part in the implementation of the scheme are Delhi Development Authority, the Central Public Works Department, the Delhi Metro, the Northern Railway, the Public Works Department of the Delhi government besides, the Forest Department and various municipal councils and corporations of Delhi.
Once the saplings plantations are done, all the agencies would be responsible to nurture them for at least two years after which and the independent agency would conduct a ''survival audit'' of the trees around March 2019 to examine their survival rate and accordingly further actions will be taken.