{"id":28385,"date":"2018-10-24T12:13:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T06:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=28385"},"modified":"2018-10-24T12:13:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T06:43:38","slug":"is-planting-saplings-a-solution-to-the-felling-of-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/is-planting-saplings-a-solution-to-the-felling-of-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Is planting saplings a solution to the felling of trees?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/is-planting-saplings-a-solution-to-the-felling-of-trees\/article24403973.ece\">Is planting saplings a solution to the felling of trees?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Article:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>R.K Misra, director, centre for smart cities emphasized that essential urban infrastructure will lead to a deteorating quality of life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Important Analysis:<\/p>\n<p>2. In India, the world\u2019s fastest growing economy, the urban population (nearly 32%) contributes over 60% of the GDP\u00a0\u00a0and is projected to 75% in next few years.<\/p>\n<p>3. Globally, megacities have played a significant role in the economic growth of nations.<\/p>\n<p>4. More than 12% of global city dwellers lived in the 28 megacities in 2014, of which Tokyo, Delhi and Shanghai were among the biggest.<\/p>\n<p>5. Delhi is projected to become most populous city in the world by 2028, according to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>6. The author highlighted the need to invest in urban infrastructure because :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With the migration to urban areas, the share of agriculture and allied services in GDP has shrunk.<\/li>\n<li>This has lead to distress in rural India.<\/li>\n<li>On the contrary, the GDP contribution of megacities and metropolitan regions is disproportionately high.<\/li>\n<li>To make cities economically viable and environmentally sustainable, so that they remain economic growth engine.<\/li>\n<li>This will lead to more employment generation and improve quality of life.<\/li>\n<li>Investment in urban infrastructure is needed to support the burgeoning urban population.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>7. The author highlighted the problems of Indian cities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is lack of basic infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Deteriorating quality of life<\/li>\n<li>10 most polluted cities in the world are in India.<\/li>\n<li>Delhi is among them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>8. The author said that not creating essential\u00a0\u00a0urban infrastructure will lead to deteriorating quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>9. The author also provides some suggestions :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Least harm to the environment<\/li>\n<li>Net environment impact assessment must be conducted to justify the felling of trees and harm to water bodies.<\/li>\n<li>Need to inform the stakeholders about the long-term possible impact of these urban infrastructure projects to justify their necessity.<\/li>\n<li>Environmental pollution caused by traffic jams will do more harm to the environment and to people\u2019s health than felling 1,000 trees to build a metro line or an elevated corridor. This data needs to be compiled and shared on public forums to educate people.<\/li>\n<li>Care must be taken to avoid any harm to environment by creating underground and elevated.<\/li>\n<li>Large scale compensatory afforestation should be provided<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is planting saplings a solution to the felling of trees? Article: R.K Misra, director, centre for smart cities emphasized that essential urban infrastructure will lead to a deteorating quality of life. Important Analysis: 2. 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