New Delhi, June 5 -- On the occasion of World Environment Day (June 5), Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a special initiative aimed at reforesting the 700-km Aravalli mountain range extending from Delhi to Gujarat.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Modi will plant a banyan sapling under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative at the Bhagwan Mahavir Vanasthali Park in the national capital on Thursday morning.
This will be part of the 'Aravalli Green Wall Project', which aims to reforest the 700-km Aravalli range, the statement said.
The project is a major initiative to spread green cover in the five km buffer area around India's oldest mountain range in 29 districts of four states, including Delhi, ...