Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a tree plantation drive in Delhi’s RK Puram area, with the aim of planting 70 lakh trees in the national capital region. The plantation drive will be carried out with support from the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).

As part of the drive, the Delhi CM and the Home Minister planted tree saplings at the Central Ridge area under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative. The area houses the President’s Bodyguard (PBG). BJP MPs Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Praveen Khandelwal, and Delhi Ministers Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Kapil Mishra were also present.

Speaking at the event, CM Gupta said, “Today we are launching the Eco Restoration Mega Plantation Drive 2026. This campaign is for giving back respect to our nature, a campaign to rejuvenate greenery, where such greenery is to be rejuvenated.