Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Lodhi Colony’s Bharat Vann Brings Dense Miyawaki Forest
Lodhi Colony in Delhi is getting a new small urban forest called Bharat Vann.
The forest will be made by planting more than 10,000 plants close together.
This planting style is called the Miyawaki method.
It uses native plants that can grow in the local climate.
The project will cover about 3,000 square metres.
People will be able to walk, practice yoga and meditate there.
Nirmala Sitharaman planted the first sapling when the project was inaugurated on September 17.
The forest is being funded by the Indian Infrastructure Finance Company and will be maintained for three years.
Experts say some claims about how quickly Miyawaki forests grow and become self-sustaining have limited research support.
The New Delhi Municipal Council is developing a one-acre Miyawaki forest in Lodhi Colony.
Named Bharat Vann, the project will include more than 10,000 native and climate-adapted saplings.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the project on September 17 by planting its first sapling.
The forest will cover about 3,000 square metres and use 76 plant species suited to Delhi’s conditions.
Plans include walking tracks, yoga, pranayama and open-air meditation spaces, with IIFCL funding maintenance for three years.
- Who
- The New Delhi Municipal Council, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is developing Bharat Vann; the Indian Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd is providing CSR funding.
- What
- A one-acre Miyawaki forest with more than 10,000 saplings, walking spaces and areas for yoga and meditation is being created.
- When
- The project was inaugurated on September 17.
- Where
- Lodhi Colony, New Delhi, Delhi.
- Why
- To add a dense urban forest and public green space using indigenous and climate-adapted plants.
- Project
- Bharat Vann
- Developer
- New Delhi Municipal Council
- Size
- About one acre, or 3,000 square metres
- Planting target
- More than 10,000 saplings
- Plant diversity
- 76 native and climate-adapted species
- Funding
- CSR funding from Indian Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd
- Maintenance
- Indian Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd will maintain the site for three years