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6.20 Figure 15 shows the forest cover in seven major cities – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai,
Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai, in 2011 and 2021. Figure 16 shows the composition
of forest cover in seven major cities – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad,
Kolkata and Mumbai, in 2021.The total forest cover in these seven major cities in 2021 was
509.72 sq km, which was 10.21 per cent of the total geographical area of these cities, and 0.07
per cent of India’s forest area.

Figure 15: Forest Cover in Seven Major Cities (2011 and 2021)

250 200.0
146.8
200 194.2 150.0
174.3 100.0
Forest Cover (Sq Km) 150 94.0 89.0 26.0 11.4 81.8 101.7 110.8 50.0 % Change (2011-2021)

100
8.9

50 -47.6 -5.3 33.2 -29.8 0.0
-50.0
18.0 18.0 22.7
9.4
2.5 1.8
0 -100.0
Ahmedabad Bengaluru Chennai Delhi Hyderabad Kolkata Mumbai
2011 2021 % Change (2011-2021)
Source: India State of Forest Report 2021

Figure 16: Composition of Forest Cover in Seven Major Cities, 2021

250 30
25
200 194 25
Forest Cover (Sq Km) 150 89 13 131 13 82 111 15 Forest Cover as % of Area
20

100
7 76 5 56 64 51 60 10
50
2 13 15 23 18 1 5
0 2 8 9 0 0 8 7 0 0 0 2 2 0
0 0
Ahmedabad Bengaluru Chennai Delhi Hyderabad Kolkata Mumbai
VDF MDF OF Total Forest Cover % Total Forest Cover w.r.t Area of Digitised Boundary
Source: India State of Forest Report 2021
Note: VDF: Very Dense Forest; MDF: Moderately Dense Forest; OF: Open Forest

Plastic Waste Management and Elimination of Identified Single Use Plastics

6.21 India is committed to mitigate pollution caused by littered single use plastics. In 2018,
the Hon’ble Prime Minister announced that India would phase-out single use plastic by 2022.
The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 as
amended regulate the import of identified plastic waste into the country by SEZ and EOUs. The
regulation of import of plastic waste prevents dumping of plastic waste by other countries in the
country and allows for recycling of plastic waste generated in the country.