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Will plant 10 trees for each uprooted: Minister on controversial Delhi plan

The plan drew criticism from every quarter of the society, with thousands of people holding a 'Chipko Movement' in Delhi's Sarojini Nagar on Sunday

Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri
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Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri

BS Web Team New Delhi
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday responded to criticism over a Central Government plan to cut 17,000 trees in Delhi, saying that he will ensure that 10 more trees will be planted for every tree cut in the city.

"Till the time I am a minister no tree will be cut and for every tree that is cut we will plant 10 trees. Green cover will go up by three times after re-development of 7 colonies in South Delhi," Puri said.

"Young activists are too fast to blame," he added.

The plan drew criticism from every quarter of the