Summary:
Despite this, the very dense forest cover has come down from 6.94 square km in 2015 to 6.72 square km in 2017, and the medium dense forest cover dropped from 57.1 square km to 56.2 square km. Earlier this year, the government had passed a green budget of Rs 53,000 crore to push green initiatives to fight air pollution levels in the Capital. As one flips the pages, one can see how the landscaping of the city has changed over centuries, specially its green cover. We all saw the consequence of losing our peripheral green cover in June when several dust storms from Rajasthan had arrived in the city. If we are to be sure of these planted trees, we need to also put resources into maintaining them," said Vimlendu Jha, social and environmental activist..