At tree fest, first nagar vans take root

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Gurgaon: Work on three ‘nagar vans’ (city forests) in Haryana began on Friday, with plantation drives at the proposed sites in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Palwal. The move came with the state celebrating ‘Hariyali Mahotsav’ (tree festival), with the aim of creating awareness about trees and their significance and inculcating ideas on forest conservation.
Each ‘nagar van’ covers 10-50 hectares of land. In Gurgaon, officials are developing a 40-hectare land in Ghata as a ‘nagar van’. They are similarly developing a 10-hectare land at NIT, Sector 4, in Faridabad and a 33-hectare land in Palwal. The ‘nagar vans’ are for increasing the green cover and improving the air quality in the region.
“As part of the ‘Hariyali Mahotsav’, saplings have been sown at 27 sites in south Haryana, including the three nagar vans. The saplings used came from native species. After the ceremony, we gave out fruit plants to children, which they will plant in their homes or neighbourhoods,” said Vasavi Taygi, chief conservator of forest, south Haryana.
About the Ghata ‘nagar van’, Tyagi said, “We will first complete the fencing. We have already removed the encroachments.”
Apart from this, officials will install signage, develop tracking paths and sitting areas for the public, and carry out the plantation of medicinal plants in a phased manner at the site.
The city forests, officials said, will be developed in a way that allows grass to grow at the site to provide wildlife species food as well as hiding and breeding spots. They will also create water bodies to provide drinking water to animals throughout the year.
The Ghata Jheel in the foothills of the Aravalis in Sector 58 was once one of the largest natural water bodies in the city. But, the lake has shrunk considerably now.
Apart from Ghata, plantations were carried out at the two other ‘nagar vans’ too. Officials confirmed the planting of endemic fruit-bearing tree species like neem, beri, lasoora, bar and peepal.

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