India, May 26 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has set a target of planting 466,000 saplings across the city during the monsoon season, officials said, as civic authorities prepare to undertake plantation drives across green belts, roadsides and public spaces to improve the city's green cover.

Officials said around 66,000 tree saplings and nearly 400,000 shrubs will be planted across green belts, roadsides, community parks, community centres and cremation grounds under the civic body's jurisdiction. [

Officials said the plantation drive will include species such as peepal, banyan, amaltas (golden shower tree), neem, gulmohar (royal poinciana), babool (gum arabic tree) and jamun.

MCG officials said four agencies will be en...