This refers to the editorial, “Treenomics vs Babudom”(June 26). It is a delicate balance to maintain because both, saving the environment and building infrastructure, are the need of the hour. And the proposed felling of 16,500 trees is too massive to be ignored.
Protests have already been started by various Non-governmental organisations and groups to save trees as their cutting will directly impact the air quality in that area. As usual, the blame game has already started.
While the Aam Aadmi Party is blaming the Governor for making this permissible, the Governor’s office is trying to clarify that the permission was granted for a few projects, and not all.
Governments at the Centre and the State must explore other options of setting up these infrastructure projects in other parts of Delhi-NCR. Due to high pollution levels in the capital the entire year, the environment and its protection need to be given the top most priority.
It would thus be great if the Aam Aadmi Party could keep its differences with the ruling party aside and start addressing this issue seriously.