Forest Department approves transplantation of 32 trees in Dwarka

The Delhi Forest Department has allowed transplantation of 32 trees in the Dwarka area for expansion of apron facilities at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, while prohibiting tree-felling, according to an official order.

The permission was granted on January 22 under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, for expansion of the airport’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) area, the order stated.

An apron is the area of an airport where aircraft are parked for boarding, refuelling and maintenance.

The application had sought permission to cut and transplant 34 trees. After inspection of the site, the department allowed transplantation of 32 trees, prohibiting any tree-felling in the area, the document said.

For compensatory plantation, 320 saplings will be planted at the New Udaan Bhawan, opposite Terminal 3 of IGI Airport.

The saplings, which are 10 times the number of trees being transplanted, have to be maintained for seven years, it added.

Department permits transplanting 40 trees for DMRC Phase-IV work

New Delhi: The Delhi Forest Department has issued two separate permissions allowing transplantation of 40 trees for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) construction works near RK Ashram Metro Station under Phase-IV of the Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) project, according to official documents.

In the first order dated January 13, the department permitted transplantation of 14 trees for the construction of a crossover portion at RK Ashram Metro Station (Line-8). The document says the trees fall within the construction area of the proposed crossover and were examined during site inspection before approval was granted.