New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Economic Survey 2025 on Friday suggested setting up more vertical gardens to improve urban air quality and mitigate heat.

"Transforming urban facades into vibrant green landscapes, vertical gardens, also called living walls or vertical greenery systems, not only enhances the aesthetic appeal of buildings, contributes to environmental sustainability, but also improves thermal performance, sequestering carbon, and fostering biodiversity in densely populated cities," said the Economy Survey 2024-25, tabled by Union finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament.

The survey said the government could explore adding guidelines in this regard to the Energy Conservation and Sustainable Building...