Question 1
Whats is Green Action Plan (GAP)?
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Green Action Plan (GAP) is an annual plantation programme implemented by Department of Forests and Wildlife, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, being the Nodal Agency in collaboration with more than 20 other Greening Agencies of the State. The Target is decided after consultation with all the Greening agencies.
In 1996 the Govt. of NCT of Delhi constituted a “Task Force” comprising of various Govt. organizations, local bodies, NGOs for preparation of Greening Delhi Action Plan dedicated for planning and implementation of afforestation works in Delhi. The Department of Forests and Wildlife, GNCTD was nominated as the Nodal Agency. The first edition of Green Action Plan was published on 1997-98. Till date, 27 such action plans have been prepared and implemented.
Question 3
Who are the implementing agencies for GAP?
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Department of Forests and Wildlife, GNCTD , Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), Public Works Department, GNCTD (PWD), School Education, Directorate of Higher Education, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (DSIIDC), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), BSES Rajdhani, Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Northern Railways, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB), Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Delhi Metro Rail Corporations Lmtd. (DMRC), Irrigation and Flood Control Department, GNCTD (IF&CD), Department of Env. Horticulture, GNCTD, Delhi Transport Corporations (DTC), Delhi Parks and Gardens Society (DPGS).
Question 4
Whats is free distribution of seedlings?
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Distribution of seedlings carries out by the 14 nurseries of Department of Forests and Wildlife, Govt., of NCT of Delhi, Delhi Parks and Garden Society and CPWD free of cost for encouraging general public towards greening of the city.
For ease of public and to monitoring the distribution scheme the Department has developed a dedicated portal, namely “Dilli Free Tree” for facilitating distribution of seedlings to NGOs, individuals, Government Departments etc. The applicant will need to click a selfie with the seedling and to upload on the portal. The portal can be found on the following link https://dillifreetree.eforest.delhi.gov.in/