On World Environment Day, the VC launched the monsoon plantation drive at the Dheerpur Wetland Project Site. While inaugurating the drive, VC Lather said the varsity is committed to the development of the wetlands.
Dr. BR Ambedkar University to plant 6,000 saplings at Dheerpur Wetland Project Site
Dr. BR Ambedkar University has pledged to plant 6,000 saplings in the coming monsoon, the varsity Vice-Chancellor Anu Singh Lather said while launching a plantation drive at Dheerpur Wetland Project Site. On World Environment Day, the VC launched the monsoon plantation drive at the Dheerpur Wetland Project Site. While inaugurating the drive, VC Lather said the varsity is committed to the development of the wetlands.
"The team from AUD is working hard to develop the Dheerpur wetland. In the coming monsoon, the university has pledged to perform mass plantations with a goal of planting 6,000 saplings. The drive will continue in July, with all university stakeholders taking part," Lather said.
The Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability (CUES) has launched DWPS as a restoration project in compliance with a Memorandum of Agreement signed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD).
The trees planted by faculty staff and students during the drive include Rudraksh, Kadamb, Mahua, Jamun, Bahera, Kachnar, Harshringar, Amaltas and Sita Ashok. A nature walk around the wetland was also part of the event.
Meanwhile, Ambedkar University this year recorded nine times more applications as compared to last year. It must be noted that AUD is one of the 12 state government-run universities that have opted for the CUET 2022 for undergraduate admissions. CUET 2022 Application form submission closed on May 22. CUET 2022 application correction window was reopened on May 25 and ended on May 31, 2022. As per the AUD officials, they have received 3,03,413 registrations for which payments have been made on the National Testing Agency portal (NTA).
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