In recent years, both State and Union governments have claimed that Delhi has the largest green cover among the major metropolises in the country. However, environmentalists raise doubts about the city's green future as incidents of tree felling, even in protected Ridge forests, become commonplace.
According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021, Delhi's green cover more than doubled over the past two decades, from 10.2% in 2001 to 23.06% in 2021. The Centre, in an affidavit in the Delhi High Court in March 2023, said the increase was a result of largescale planting programmes undertaken by several agencies and the Union government.
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