New Delhi, July 7 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched the Eco Restoration Mega Plantation Drive in Delhi under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign and announced that over one crore native plants would be planted across the Ridge area over the next four years as part of the government's plan to transform it into the "lungs of Green Delhi."

The event also marked the launch of a mission to plant 70 lakh saplings across the national capital. Shah planted a sapling during the programme, which was attended by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, BJP MPs Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Kamaljeet Sehrawat and Praveen Khandelwal, along with Delhi Ministers Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Kapil Mishra.

Addressing the gathering, Shah said the plantati...