CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Delhi is the first and only state in India to implement a Tree Transplantation Policy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the policy, agencies concerned have been asked to transplant 80% trees affected by the projects to a new location. Under this policy, 10 saplings are supposed to be planted in addition to the tree being dug up with the root intact and scientifically transplanted at another location instead of being felled.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Delhi: Delhi introduced an ambitious and first-of-its-kind tree transplantation policy in 2020, which made it mandatory for all large construction projects in Delhi, which required more than 10 trees to be felled to transplant at least 80% of these trees, to preserve Delhi’s green cover.

Detailed explanation-4: -transplant, in horticulture, plant or tree removed from one location and reset in the ground at another. Most small deciduous trees may be moved with no soil attached to their roots.

Detailed explanation-5: -The transplantation of full-grown trees first came into public consciousness in Delhi when, in 2011, the voluntary organisation Green Circle helped remove five mulsari trees that were growing in front of the Bada Gumbad in Lodhi Garden. These trees were relocated inside the garden.