The Times of India             10.09.2013

Allahabad Municipal Corporation aims to turn roads green

ALLAHABAD: Keeping in view the depleting green cover and ecological imbalances, Allahabad Municipal Corporation and the forest department are working on a project to provide 'green belt' to the city. In the first phase, saplings and shrubs would be panted across a dozen main roads. Landscaping would be done to enhance the green cover.

AMC had prepared a comprehensive project to plant saplings across the main roads of the city. Roads have been divided into four categories, depending on the vacant space.

In the 'A' category, the vacant space on the road should be 18 metres. Landscaping would be done across this category. Fencing would be erected of iron wires. Saplings and shrubs would be planted across this category. In the 'B' category having vacant space of 12 to 18 metres, landscaping will also be done. Here, various kinds of saplings and shrubs would be planted and fencing will be done around the vacant space.

In the 'C' category, roads having vacant space of three to 12 metres would be placed. Here, saplings would be planted and fencing done with iron mace. In the 'D' category, the vacant space should be three metres. Here, saplings will be planted and T-guards placed to protect it.

In the first phase, green cover would be provided across a dozen main roads like Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Maharishi Dayananda Marg, Tashkent Marg, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Nawab Yusuf Road, Sarojini Naidu Marg, Lohia Marg, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Kamla Nehru Marg, Lowther Road, Amar Nath Jha Marg and Malviya Road.

Landscaping would be done across three main roads of the city including Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Sarojini Naidu Road and Kamla Nehru Road. It would enhance visual appeal of the road and provide green cover. Landscaping will be done at certain patches of the roads where there is sufficient space, uninterrupted by the entrance of bungalows and offices.

On Dayanand Marg, fencing would be done erected around the vacant space and saplings planted inside it. Various kinds of shrubs and sapling would be planted. On Tashkent Marg and Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, fencing would be erected across roads and sapling planted inside it.

Saplings of large trees and shrubs would be planted across Mahatma Gandhi Marg. Fencing would be erected from All Saints Cathedral to Motilal Nehru Medical College. From there, landscaping would be done till CMP Degree College as there is open space, punctuated by entrance of bungalows.

On Nawab Yusuf Road, fencing would be erected in the vacant space across the road. Saplings would be planted inside it and T-guards placed for protection. Fencing and landscaping would be done on Sarojini Naidu Marg. Partial fencing and T-guards will be placed around the saplings on Lohia Marg and AN Jha Marg. Partial fencing and landscaping would be done at Kasturba Gandhi Marg.

Stanley Road is very busy and connects with a national highway. T-guards would be placed around the saplings for protection.