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Tribune News ServiceNew Delhi, June 5Green cover of the city has depleted in the past five years and it’s the duty of every resident to plant at least one sapling to rejuvenate the tree cover. This was stated by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Sheila Dikshit to mark World Environment Day today. Dikshit planted a sapling at a park near her house in Nizamuddin East. “The situation can be set right only if every citizen chips in by planting at least one sapling and nurturing it,” she said. Dikshit said the Congress would start an extensive plantation drive in the capital from June 19, the birthday of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, and the campaign would continue till August 30..