DDA Kite Festival 2026: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to inaugurate the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) third International Kite Festival on Friday at the Bansera grasslands in the Yamuna floodplains near Sarai Kale Khan. The event will be graced by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena as the chief guest, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also in attendance. According to DDA Vice Chairman N. Sarvana Kumar, the three-day festival will be formally inaugurated at Birsa Munda Chowk in Bansera around noon on Friday.
DDA Kite Festival 2026: Lieutenant Governor posted on X
In August 2024, the DDA invited citizens to visit the restored meadows on the Yamuna floodplains in Bansera, near Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi. Appreciating the efforts of DDA officials, the Lieutenant Governor also attached a short video showing the area’s transformation in a post on the social media platform X, captioned “Bansera – Restored from desolation to a lush green oasis.”
Redevelopment of Bansera area in Delhi
He said, “Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s grand vision of restoring 26 million hectares of barren land in the country by 2030, I took a small step in Delhi on May 28, 2022, soon after assuming office as Lieutenant Governor.”
Lieutenant Governor Saxena said in a post on X that Bansra, the home of bamboos, was conceived while visiting the highly polluted and contaminated stretch of the Yamuna opposite Sarai Kale Khan on the Ring Road. This was followed by not only restoration but also reconstruction and transformation of the area in just 18 months, thanks to the tireless efforts of the Delhi Development Authority.
Delhi News: More than 30,000 bamboo trees in the area
Describing DDA as the custodian of the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi, the Lieutenant Governor said that today, with around 30,000 bamboo trees, some more than 30 feet tall, among other local trees and a breathtaking landscape of lush green grass, flowers and water bodies, Bansra has emerged as a unique new recreational destination and an ecological marvel in Delhi.
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