New Delhi, June 14 -- In order to promote environment sustainability with infrastructure advancement, a tree plantation drive was organised, along the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor at Katha Toll Plaza in Baghpat District of Uttar Pradesh.
Commemorating 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' campaign, the initiative aims to plant around 40,000 trees along the Delhi-Dehradun Corridor. V Umashankar, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways planted the first sapling of the plantation drive, an official statement said.
The Delhi-Dehradun Corridor will enhance connectivity between Delhi and Uttarakhand. Plantation of around 40,000 trees along the corridor will provide many ecological benefits to the region like improved air quality, reduced...