India, March 9 -- The Greater Noida authority has initiated the development of an "urban forest" using the Miyawaki plantation methodology on a 12-acre plot near Raipur Bangar village, the authority said in a statement.

The authority will develop this forest on the plot located between sectors XU-3 and Omicron-1, it added.

The authority said in a statement that it aims to plant at least 100,000 native trees on the green belt to enhance the area's green cover. The project will be implemented with support under the corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes of PNB Housing Finance and Catch Foundation.

Shrilakshmi VS, additional chief executive officer (CEO) of the Greater Noida authority, launched the project on Saturday by plantin...