00:00There are two life-supporting landscapes in Delhi – Yamuna and Aravalli Hill Range.
00:04The Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi Institute of Technology have launched a very ambitious project
00:17called the Biodiversity Park.
00:20You are standing in the Yamuna Biodiversity Park.
00:23When you look at its restored water body, the DDA's park is a unique example of how water can be collected.
00:34And how this collected water not only maintains the water supply in your neighbourhood,
00:42but it is also becoming a haven for many animals.
00:46Here, migratory birds come in winter from Europe, Siberia and China.
00:51So, it not only finds solutions to water problems, but also shows many shortcomings in the air quality index.
01:02We are currently working on quantifying the ecosystem services.
01:07And soon we will be able to show the data on how much is the park's income.
01:12That income is like air, that income is like water going into the ground,
01:16that income is like collecting suspended particulate matter.
01:19Only then we will be able to understand how much DDA's park is beneficial for Delhi
01:27and how much ecosystem services it is providing to the people around it.
01:31So, is there a need to build more such biodiversity parks in Delhi, sir?
01:38Because they are very popular and people like them.
01:41Look, there are 7 such biodiversity parks in Delhi, network of 7 biodiversity parks.
01:47Where all are there, sir?
01:49There are Yamuna Biodiversity Park, Aravali Biodiversity Park, Tilpat Valley, Tughlaqabad,
01:54Kamla Nehru Ridge, Neela Haws, Kalindi Biodiversity Park, there are 7 such biodiversity parks.
01:59So, everyone has different qualities, everyone has different qualities.
02:03And, believe me, NGT has also said in many of its orders,
02:11that the river, for its restoration and flood prevention,
02:18how DDA's park will be proven to be effective and it is to be built.
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