Amit Shah to launch plantation drive, 300 e-buses in Delhi

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah will flag off 300 new electric buses on Tuesday and also launch the Delhi government’s 70 lakh tree plantation drive under the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign, officials said

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah will flag off 300 new electric buses on Tuesday and also launch the Delhi government’s 70 lakh tree plantation drive under the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign, officials said.

An online registration portal has also been opened to facilitate public participation in the campaign (HT)

The plantation campaign aims to boost the city’s green cover and strengthen efforts to tackle air pollution through large-scale public participation.

According to officials, the drive is intended to become a mass movement, encouraging citizens to plant at least one tree and contribute to making the capital greener and healthier. An online registration portal has also been opened to facilitate public participation in the campaign.

Shah will flag off 300 new e-buses that will be added to Delhi’s public transport fleet. Shah, along with Union environment minister Bhupendra Yadav will participate in a series of events.

The home minister is also likely to remotely lay the foundation stone of the high-security prison in Narela and inaugurate the automated testing station at Nand Nagri, officials said.

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta appealed to residents to actively participate in the tree plantation campaign, saying the city can no longer accept air pollution as an unavoidable reality and must work collectively to improve air quality.