National Highways Authority of India will undertake a unique initiative to plant Miyawaki plantation on land parcels adjacent to National Highways in and around Delhi-NCR.

• A total land area of over 53 acres has been identified for this purpose to realise the vision of saturating National Highways with green cover.
• Road Transport and Highways Ministry said that plantation is expected to be complete by end of August.
• Miyawaki plantations is a unique Japanese approach to ecological restoration and afforestation development.
• This method aims to create dense, native, and biodiverse forests in a short period of time. These forests retain ground water and help to recharge the ground water table.