India’s first and greenest city, even though it is the third highest populated city in Karnataka.
One of the first planned and greenest cities in India. It has a forest and tree cover of 35.5 percent in its 114 sq km area, according to the Forest Department of India.
The capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, and is also known as “The Garden City”.
Despite being one of the most polluted cities in the world, it is also one of India’s greenest cities with 7% of its geographical area under tree cover.
One of the cleanest cities in India and rates high on the “greenery scale”. This city is also famous for its verdure mountains and waterfalls. It is one of the highest rain-receiving cities
Bhopal is one of the greenest cities in India and has been largely successful in its attempt to re-establish its image. It has preserved its forest heritage and has also developed itself as a commercial center.
The Diu Smart City has become the first city in India that run on 100 percent renewable energy during the daytime.
The capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar is claimed to be one of the best-planned cities in India. Gandhinagar has protected the greenery. With about 32 lakh trees with just a population of 1.5 lakh, Gujarat’s capital city has about 22 trees per person.
Despite being majorly industrialized, Jamshedpur has managed to be the 15th cleanest city in India. The city falls under deciduous forest cover, which makes 33% of its total land “green cover”.
The capital city of Himachal Pradesh and is probably the most popular hill station in Northern India. Shimla is one of the aesthetically planned cities of India. It is home to trees such as pine, deodar, oak, and rhododendron.