Gurugram, Feb. 27 -- For every tree felled for the Gurugram Metro's construction, ten more are to be planted. Marking the start of its compensatory afforestation drive, Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) on Thursday began planting 18,000 native and climate-resilient saplings along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway in collaboration with the Haryana Forest Development Corporation and the forest department.

GMRL officials said 18,000 native and climate-resilient trees will be planted as part of the drive, and scientific maintenance protocols will be followed to ensure high survival rates so that the saplings grow into hardy trees and add to the city's green cover.

According to GMRL, permission was granted for the felling of 1,800 ...