Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman performed a traditional ritual around a tree during the Bharat Vann plantation drive following the park's inauguration at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman garlanded a tree as part of the Bharat Vann plantation drive at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, marking the formal launch of the urban green space project. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the Bharat Vann plantation drive at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, shortly after inaugurating the urban green space initiative. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was present at the Bharat Vann green park drive at Lodhi Colony Park in New Delhi on 17 September 2026, underscoring the Centre's focus on urban environmental initiatives. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman led the greening effort at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, during the Bharat Vann plantation event on 17 September 2026, as part of a broader urban environment drive. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The Bharat Vann plantation drive at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026 saw Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman actively participate alongside students in the urban greening programme. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman interacted with a student during the Bharat Vann plantation drive at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, highlighting youth participation in the green initiative. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman planted saplings for the Bharat Vann project at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, following the formal inauguration of the urban green space. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Students planted saplings as part of the Bharat Vann plantation drive at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, joining Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the urban greening effort following the park's inauguration. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Young participants planted saplings at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, during the Bharat Vann drive on 17 September 2026, with the event aimed at boosting urban tree cover in the capital. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Sapling planting at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, formed the centrepiece of the Bharat Vann inauguration event on 17 September 2026, with students taking the lead in establishing new green cover across the park. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Student volunteers contributed to expanding green cover at Lodhi Colony Park during the Bharat Vann plantation drive in New Delhi on 17 September 2026, as the initiative sought to blend heritage with urban ecology. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A mass sapling planting exercise unfolded at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, as students joined the Bharat Vann drive to expand the park's green footprint after its inauguration by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Students took active part in planting saplings at the Bharat Vann event at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026 — a drive that followed the inauguration by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Young participants at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, planted saplings on 17 September 2026 as the Bharat Vann drive aimed to create a lasting green legacy in one of the capital's historic green corridors. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman engaged in conversation with a student at the Bharat Vann plantation drive at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, stressing the importance of youth led conservation. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reached out to student attendees at the Bharat Vann event in Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, encouraging the next generation to take ownership of India's urban green spaces. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
At the Bharat Vann plantation drive, Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman personally addressed students, reinforcing the message of environmental stewardship. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman personally planted saplings for the Bharat Vann project at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, symbolising the Centre's commitment to expanding urban green cover. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman added saplings to the growing green zone of the Bharat Vann project at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, as part of the post inauguration plantation activity. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
In a hands on gesture, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman planted saplings for the Bharat Vann project at Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, promoting the initiative as a model for urban ecological restoration. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman led by example at the Bharat Vann drive in Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026, planting saplings to mark the expansion of green cover under the project. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded her participation at the Bharat Vann event in Lodhi Colony Park, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026 by planting additional saplings — a call to citizens to nurture and protect the capital's urban forests. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)