Ahmedabad civic body plans Sindoor Van in Jagatpur
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Ahmedabad: As tribute to the recent
Operation Sindoor
, the civic body has announced plans to develop 'Sindoor Van' in Jagatpur, where 551 sindoor (Bixa orellana) trees will be planted and nurtured.
Sindoor Van, part of an oxygen park project, will come up on a 5,000 sq m plot near the Jagatpur Bridge in Chandlodia ward under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
A designated organisation will maintain the plantation for five years.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) standing committee chairman Devang Dani said, "An oxygen park will be developed in the final plot number 43/1 of TP Scheme number 35 in Chandlodia ward of Ghatlodia Assembly under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
A total of 12,000 trees will be planted here by an organisation under a PPP model. This park will be named Sindoor Van, where 551 sindoor trees will be nurtured.
"The remaining trees in this Sindoor Van will be grown using the Miyawaki method. The park's maintenance too will be carried out for five years under the public-private partnership. AMC will not incur any expenses for this entire project. This Sindoor Van will be developed as a tribute to Operation Sindoor."
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Dani added, "AMC has set a target to make Ahmedabad a slum-free city. The corporation has approved 54 slum redevelopment projects, planning to build 25,138 houses. So far, 8,623 houses have been built under 20 slum redevelopment projects.
"Currently, work is underway to build 12,697 houses in 24 such projects. The tender process for 3,818 houses in 10 projects is on. On June 5, World Environment Day, AMC will launch the Mission for Million Trees," he added.
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