Urban forest created in Delhi at polluted ITO

A “dense” urban forest has been created at one of the national capital’s most polluted areas, in a park adjacent to the ITO metro station, by the government’s official auditor comptroller and auditor general.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

The Urban Forest is made up of trees that are native to the area.

There are three dimensional, multi-layered communities having 30 times the surface area of the greenery of single-layered lawns, and have more than 30 times the ability to protect against natural disasters and to conserve the environment.

The move comes as the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi has become an increasing cause of concern in the past years. Also, the ITO crossing of New Delhi has recorded particularly high air pollution levels.

The forest creation will help in reducing the temperature by as much as 14 degrees & increase the moisture by more than 40%.

Urban forest has the capacity to restore habitat for bees, butterflies, birds, and microfauna.