It also is designed to conserve the wild genetic resources of agricultural crops and enhance groundwater recharge and augment freshwater availability.

Delhi has 7554 hectares of fragmented forests which are deprived of wild animals due to unplanned urbanisation, and of the 400 wetlands, fewer than 3 or 4 were left.

[7] In 2005 restoration of floodplains of Yamuna commenced, which had been lying barren due to sodic soil making it difficult for plants to grow.

In Phase-I, 157 acres ecosystem was restored by developing two wetlands, a grassland and forest communities.

[7] The pH level (scale of acidity) of the soil was not neutral and detrimental to the success of the native Indian plants.