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NDMC to Lead 40th Weekend Plantation Drive in Raja Bazar
NDMC official Kuljeet Singh Chahal will lead people in planting trees at Raja Bazar on Sunday.
The event is part of a campaign called “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam.”
The campaign asks people to plant a tree in honour of their mother.
It also encourages people to care for nature.
This will be the 40th weekend of the plantation drive.
NDMC says trees must be watered, protected and cared for after planting.
Local residents are also expected to raise civic problems during the event.
NDMC is separately preparing decorative lights at several places for BRICS Summit-2026.
NDMC Vice Chairperson Kuljeet Singh Chahal will lead Sunday’s plantation drive at Raja Bazar.
Residents of Central Government Employees RWAs will plant native saplings in Sector 4 of the DIZ Area.
The event marks the 40th weekend of the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” campaign.
NDMC’s year-long Green Calendar schedules plantation drives every Sunday across New Delhi.
Chahal also outlined decorative illumination plans for roundabouts, hotels, buildings and sites ahead of BRICS Summit-2026.
- Who
- NDMC Vice Chairperson Kuljeet Singh Chahal, residents and representatives of Central Government Employees Resident Welfare Associations.
- What
- A plantation drive involving native saplings, along with discussions on local civic issues.
- Where
- Raja Bazar’s Sector 4 DIZ Area in New Delhi.
- When
- Sunday; the article identifies it as the 40th weekend of the drive but gives no calendar date.
- Why
- To promote the “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam” environmental campaign and public responsibility for tree care.
Key facts
- Campaign
- “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”
- Drive milestone
- 40th weekend
- Plantation location
- Raja Bazar, Sector 4 DIZ Area
- Plant species
- Native saplings
- Schedule
- NDMC’s Green Calendar provides for plantation drives every Sunday
- Tree care
- NDMC departments will support protection, irrigation and healthy growth
- Related preparations
- Decorative illumination is planned at 17 roundabouts, 11 hotel premises and 10 NDMC buildings or sites for BRICS Summit-2026
- Summit dates
- September 11 to 13 at Bharat Mandapam
Quotes
Kuljeet Singh Chahal
Vice Chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council
“"Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam" is not just a tree-planting campaign, but a mass movement of emotional and social responsibility. By planting a tree, we not only pay tribute to our mother and Mother Nature but also lay a strong foundation for a secure future for next generations.”
thehansindia.com
“The Departments of Horticulture, Health, Civil Engineering, Sanitation, Roads, Water Supply, Drainage, and Electricity will work together to ensure proper care and healthy growth of these trees.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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