India, Nov. 28 -- With the soaring AQIs, people finding it literally impossible to breathe and the start of long pending discussion on the removal of green cover off the Aravalli and how Delhi lost its green shield which saved it from the dust for centuries, it is imperative that every citizen values every single standing tree not just in solitude but as a intertwined network which selflessly makes our cities liveable.

Delhi's Deer Park has been a fine example of conservation of deer and as a green belt in the heart of Delhi, which not just helps us breathe but also provides a learning ground for city kids to understand biodiversity in its entirety.

When the DDA decided to move the Deer from the Deer Park few years ago, alarm bells went...