The forest around the 14th-century monument Malcha Mahal at the Central Ridge and its immediate vicinity are set to get a facelift involving the five-layered plantation of various flowering trees in the forest on the side facing Sardar Patel Marg. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena Saturday asked the authorities concerned to immediately commence the drive after planting trees near the gate leading to the monument. According to L-G House officials, Saxena issued directions that the plantation of trees such as Jacaranda, Gulmohar, Bougainvillea, Amaltas and Chinar be completed by August 15. During his visit on Saturday, Saxena was informed that the agencies concerned will execute the facelift of the forest area facing the Sardar Patel Marg — the main road that is traversed by visitors coming to and going from the national capital from the IGI Airport. The L-G also asked for water bodies to be developed in the existing natural depressions in the Ridge forest, which is spread over 3.5 hectares along the Sardar Patel Marg.
