BMC to plant 1 lakh saplings this year
In an attempt to increase the city’s green cover, BMC will plant one lakh tree saplings this year, said municipal commissionerSwadheen Kshatriya. The civic body will also urge private and public agencies to plant saplings and will give certificates and cash awards to planters.
Of the total, BMC will plant 10,850 tree saplings in its own properties, said Kshatriya. A total of 7,376 trees will be planted in western suburbs, 1,255 in eastern suburbs and 2,219 in the island city.
The civic body has doubled their target of planting saplings compared to previous years. This year, BMC will get one lakh saplings planted through various agencies such as MMRDA, BPT, BARC, MHADA, BEST, MSEB also.