Amit Shah inaugurated the Mission 70 Lakh Plantation Campaign

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Mission 70 Lakh Plantation Campaign and launched and laid the foundation stone for various development projects of the Delhi Government in New Delhi.

Shri Shah launched 300 electric buses, e-inaugurated three newly built bus depots and 40 vehicle testing centers, laid the foundation stone for a High Security Prison in Narela, and also launched a campaign to revive the Ridge area.

On this occasion, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Chief Minister Smt. Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Harsh Malhotra, and several other dignitaries were present.

Addressing the event,Shri Shah said that many poisonous and thorny trees are visible in Delhi’s Ridge area, which create an illusion of a green Delhi when seen, but are not favorable to our environment. He said that in 1994, 7,784 hectares of Delhi’s Ridge area were notified under the Indian Forest Act, but its final notification was not issued for 30 years. (UPDATED ON 7TH JULY 2026)