On the occasion of World Environment Day, Delhi came together in a vibrant display of environmental commitment, with government leaders, civic bodies and citizens participating in large-scale tree plantation drives and awareness campaigns across the Capital.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta led the state’s observance by planting a sapling within the AIIMS campus, reaffirming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign.

She announced that the Delhi Government aims to plant 70 lakh saplings this year as part of its green mission and urged citizens to join the movement to turn it into a public revolution.

Stressing the need for joint efforts, she said, “Beautification of Delhi, Yamuna cleaning, landfill removal and green cover expansion are possible only when people and government work together.”

Highlighting the government’s zero-tolerance policy on defacement, the Chief Minister reiterated her instruction to remove posters, banners and wall art from public spaces and called for active public participation in improving the city’s aesthetics.