India, July 7 -- The Delhi government on Monday unveiled an ambitious Eco-restoration Plan (2026-2030) aimed at scientifically restoring the capital's Ridge ecosystems through large-scale plantation, biodiversity conservation and long-term ecological management. The programme, to be launched under the nationwide "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam" campaign, envisages plantation of more than one crore native saplings across 6,303.55 hectares of Ridge forests over the next four years.

According to the government, the initiative has been prepared under the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and is based on Delhi's first-ever scientific Working Plan prepared by the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun. The Working Plan was approved by the Minis...