First, they cut trees to establish human habitation. Then they plant trees to save the environment and to get fresh air.

The Noida Authority (NA) has turned environment-friendly and would try to undo what it has done by blindly cutting sectors in forests without any planning, thereby destroying green belts with impunity.

Nearly 20, 000 saplings have already been planted here

Nevertheless, what is important is that they have woken up from the slumber and are doing something for the future generations.

As a step in this direction, the NA is developing a neem forest to offer residents clean and fresh air. The forest in Sector 91 already has 20,000 saplings over an area of 50 acres.

Not only will this help clean the environment, it will also help residents breathe fresh air.

Work on this project started a year ago. To keep away stray animals like cows and dogs from spoiling the forest area, the area has been fenced with barbed wires.

"Neem is not just a medicinal plant but it also purifies the environment to a great extent," said NA Director (Horticulture), Om Vir Singh.

"Moreover, this area is highly populated and in the coming years the population would increase further since many more group housing societies and builders' apartments are coming up. The vehicular pollution will also increase in the coming years. Hence a neem forest has been thought of for this area," he said.

"Similarly, many medicinal trees have been planted in the Sector 126 forest area, spread over 22 acres.