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Delhi
has always reflected the characteristic image of being an overpopulated
concrete jungle; although it has spellbinding beauty in the form of lots of
gardens, parks and other green covers that provide refuge from the
hustle-bustle of a busy city life. The history of Garden art in India dates
back to the Mughal era when the construction of gardens was primarily focused
on places of beauty or religious significance and to exert territorial control.
Yet Indian landscape design depicted its complementary relationship with
nature. Having beautiful landscapes with perfect manicured gardens, Delhi has a
good mix of history, nature and a sense of peace in the serenity of gardens.
Typical
examples of such garden architecture and landscape even today is visible such
as the Ridge Forest, one of the prominent natural features, is Delhi's green
lung. Areas like the Mughal Garden inside the President's House & Lutyen's
Bungalow Zone, Central Vista and various historic gardens & precincts are
also integral to the lives. The rows of green trees on the road side, well
maintained green lawns and parks, and beautiful green natural surroundings give
the capital the title "Green Delhi". Walls of elevated roads and
metro corridors that are lined with creepers make for the best visual relief
from the starkly geometric cityscape.
Pollution
in Delhi and NCR region has been the blockage towards healthy living and clean
environment. The rapid growth of Delhi has resulted in enormous pressure and
significant increase in environmental pollution. Not just trees in the city are
getting lost, but the peripheral cover is vanishing too. The tree shieldings
are gone. The citizen groups, green bodies and environmentalists are battling
against global warming and alarming levels of air pollution. Greenery along
busy roads can cut air pollution caused by vehicular emissions.
Though
being the most polluted metropolis, paradoxically, New Delhi is also the
greenest city of India, as declared by the Ministry of Urban Development.
As
per the trade sources Delhi has 8% forest cover (more or less covered with
greenery), which at this instant has increased by 0.3% or 3.6 km2.
As per CAG report, Delhi is short of 9 lakh trees. Around 21,048 plants have
been planted and many of them are ornamental plants. For redevelopment purpose, however, more than
4,648 trees have been cut in the city.
In
the light of the ongoing efforts towards increasing green cover in the capital
city by Govt. and allied bodies, Media Today Group with strong cooperation from
iflora, State Nurserymen Welfare Association Delhi, All India Kitchen Garden
Association is launching Delhi Green Show 2019, an International
exhibition, networking meet & conference for Professional Landscape,
nursery, Gardening products, equipment and outdoor living industry. Powered by
14th International Landscape & Gardening Expo, Delhi Green Show
is a well thought-out initiative to promote greening of the city with a
professional approach by involving Indian nurserymen, landscape architects,
urban development authorities, contractors, green sector companies, stone artists
and other stakeholders. The event will be held from 11th-13th
October at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Janpath, New Delhi.
"We
feel a public-private participation model is the need of the hour for the
maintenance and growth of green industry and nursery trade in Delhi & NCR
region," Mr. S. Jafar Naqvi, Chief Coordinator, iflora. Various agencies
like MCD, DDA, NDMC, PWD, CPWD, Delhi Tourism and some of the bodies like RWAs
& AIKGA are taking lot of care and interest to make the city greener.
"In
the course of approaching towards the future and healthy living, there is an
urgent need to rediscover the natural assets of the city and take strong
measures to save them for posterity while creating ecologically sensitive
living environments," said Naqvi.
"Highlighting
role and significance of climatic conditions, population control measures,
government rules & regulations in the revival of the environmental health
of the bursting metropolis are all part desirable measures at present, while subject
experts, nurserymen and Indian landscape professionals are trying hard to
create a greener space to live which is Delhi's need of the hour," he
added.
Let's
join this green mission and make Delhi greener for our future generations.
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