Delhi min seeks daily reports of sapling plantations during

Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain today expressed concern over "ineffective" monitoring of plantation drives and sought daily progress reports of sapling plantations during the ongoing monsoon.
He sought the constitution of an inter-departmental committee, comprising officers of different green agencies, to ensure independent monitoring of the tree plantation drives, an official statement said.
The responsibility of erring officials should be fixed, a he said while reviewing the plantation drives conducted by various agencies including Horticulture wings of three municipal corporations, CPWD, PWD, DDA, Delhi Parks and Garden Society (DPGS) and Forest department.
"The minister expressed concern over ineffective monitoring of plantation drives, and sought daily progress reports on new saplings planted during the Monsoon," the statement said.

The nodal officers should submit regular progress reports to the Forest and Wildlife department that will furnish a consolidated copy of the reports to him, the statement quoting Hussain as saying.
He gave further instructions for constitution of an inter-departmental committee, comprising officers of different green agencies, to ensure independent monitoring of the tree plantation drive being organized by them in the monsoon season, it said.
"The responsibility of erring officials in this regard should be fixed," the minister was quoted as saying in the statement.