The high levels of pollution, dust and crowd of the capital city Delhi often makes us craving for an outing during weekends. Although it is the greenest city in the country and is the proud owner of several lush green forests which are home to several kinds of animals and plants.
The hustle bustle of the city becomes only a part when compared to the 1500-year-old Aravalli range is a strip of green covering a distance of 35 kilometres.
So next time when travel bug bite you, visit these Jungles in and around Delhi in your leisure time. Here are some forests you can explore and leave behind the daily grind of the city.
Southern Ridge Forest/ Tughlaqabad Ridge Forest, Sardar Patel Marg
Get off the Tughlaqabad metro and walks towards the lush green canopy of trees which is the Southern Ridge forest.
Jahanpana City Forest, Chirag Delhi
The Jahanpana City forest is spread over 435 acres of land and offers a breath of fresh air for people who come in for early morning walks.
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Rajokri Protected Forest, Rajokri
This forest is an alternative side to the mad rush of Delhi and is covered in thorny shrubs and waving trees.
Old Delhi/Northern Ridge, Adjacent to North Campus
The Northern ridge is adjacent to the North Campus and is mostly hilly. This part is the smallest fragment of the ridge and 170 hectares of it was declared as a reserved forest in 1915.
Sanjay Van, Vasant Kunj-Mehrauli
Sanjay Van is a respite from the concrete jungle of the city. Densely wooded and sprawling over 783 acres, it is a part of Mehrauli South Central ridge and lies near Vasant Kunj and Mehrauli.
Mangar Bani Forest, Faridabad-Gurgaon highway
The lush green Mangar Bani forest along the Faridabad-Gurgaon highway is the last patch of virgin forest left in the Delhi-NCR region.
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