101 oxygen parks for Ahmedabad, 1.26 crore trees planned after Amit Shah review
Synopsis
Home Minister Amit Shah's Ahmedabad review has produced one of Gujarat's most ambitious urban greening blueprints: 101 oxygen parks with GPS-mapped public access, a 12 July plantation blitz at 308 Gandhinagar locations, and a combined target of 1.26 crore trees backed by 121 organisations and over 2.33 lakh volunteers.
Key Takeaways
101 oxygen parks will be developed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) , each with walking tracks, lighting, and children's play areas.
A plantation drive at 308 locations in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency is scheduled for 12 July .
The combined tree-planting target across all agencies stands at over 1.26 crore trees .
The Forest Department is to plant over 60 lakh saplings and develop 82 Van Kavach green protection zones.
121 organisations and more than 2.33 lakh volunteers are committed to the campaign.
The drive is part of the national 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' campaign, with free saplings for households.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 27 June chaired a high-level review meeting in Ahmedabad that finalised plans to develop 101 oxygen parks across the city and launch a large-scale plantation drive spanning 308 locations in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency. The decisions form part of a wider green-cover expansion push targeting more than 1.26 crore trees across urban and semi-urban Gujarat.
What the Oxygen Parks Will Include
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has been tasked with developing all 101 oxygen parks, each to be equipped with walking tracks, lighting, signage, parking facilities, and children's play areas. Home Minister Shah directed that details of every park — including photographs, videos, and GPS coordinates — be consolidated on a single online platform for seamless public access.
Plantation Drive Across Gandhinagar Constituency
A coordinated plantation drive is scheduled for 12 July at 308 identified locations within the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, involving administrative departments and public participation initiatives. The Forest Department alone has been assigned a target of planting over 60 lakh saplings and developing 82 green protection zones — designated as 'Van Kavach'.
Agency-Wise Targets and Responsibilities
The combined plantation target of over 1.26 crore trees has been distributed across multiple agencies. The AMC is expected to plant 31.43 lakh saplings in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency and 9 lakh in Ahmedabad district. Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation has a target of 6.27 lakh, Gandhinagar district 12.5 lakh, AUDA 4 lakh, GUDA 1.67 lakh, and GIDC 1 lakh.
Additionally, 121 organisations — comprising social groups, banks, and industries — have committed to planting and maintaining around 28.50 lakh trees. More than 2.33 lakh volunteers are expected to participate in the campaign.
Public Participation and 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0'
To broaden community involvement, households in tenements, row houses, and bungalows are to receive one free sapling each. The initiative is embedded within the national campaign 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0', under which institutions are also expected to contribute through corporate social responsibility commitments.
The meeting was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, and senior officials including Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Das. With the plantation drive less than a fortnight away, the focus will now shift to on-ground coordination between agencies and the mobilisation of the volunteer network.
Point of View
101 parks, 308 plantation sites — is striking, but Gujarat's urban green-cover story will ultimately be written by maintenance, not planting. India's municipal tree-planting drives have a well-documented survival-rate problem: saplings are planted, photographed, and then left without sustained upkeep. The GPS-mapping directive and the single-platform transparency push are meaningful steps, but they address discovery, not survival. Whether the Van Kavach zones and the AMC parks become lasting green lungs or seasonal optics depends on the post-July audit trail — which the announcement does not yet detail.
NationPress
27 Jun 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the 101 oxygen parks planned for Ahmedabad?
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is set to develop 101 oxygen parks across the city, each equipped with walking tracks, lighting, signage, parking, and children's play areas. Details including photographs, videos, and GPS locations will be available on a single online platform.
When is the Gandhinagar plantation drive scheduled?
The large-scale plantation drive across 308 identified locations in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency is scheduled for 12 July. It will involve coordination between administrative departments and public participation initiatives.
What is the total tree-planting target under this programme?
The combined plantation target across all participating agencies — including the AMC, Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, AUDA, GUDA, GIDC, and 121 private organisations — is more than 1.26 crore trees. The Forest Department alone is tasked with over 60 lakh saplings.
Who chaired the review meeting where these decisions were taken?
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah chaired the high-level review meeting held in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, and Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Das were among those present.
What is 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' and how does it connect to this initiative?
'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' is a national tree-planting campaign under which institutions contribute through corporate social responsibility commitments. The Gujarat green-cover drive is part of this broader campaign, which also includes providing one free sapling to every household in tenements, row houses, and bungalows.
