Overview
- Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav reviewed preparations with forest chiefs from Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, directing district micro-plans that will feed an NCR-wide blueprint monitored alongside CAQM efforts.
- States must conduct granular mapping of forests, degraded land, wetlands, river catchments, public spaces, Nagar Vans/Namo Parks and zoos, with classification by vegetation quality and administrative control.
- The Forest Survey of India will supply data on degraded forests and invasive-species-affected areas, and states must upload degraded parcels to the Green Credit Programme portal to enable wider participation in restoration.
- Each five-year district plan must set annual plantation targets, name implementing agencies, outline community engagement and nursery capacity, and link financing to Green India Mission, Nagar Van Yojana, Compensatory Afforestation Fund, GCP, MGNREGA and river rejuvenation schemes.
- Further directions include mapping and strengthening nurseries, using spatial analysis to select sites, integrating invasive-species eco-restoration, engaging Eco-Clubs and Natural History centres, and incorporating court directions and litigation lists ahead of a follow-up review.