New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi government and civic agencies to call a meeting and discuss comprehensive measures to increase the green cover of the city, while observing that people are facing heat problems due to loss of tree cover. Feeling it.
A vacation bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan said it expected the Forest Department and the Tree Authority to keep an eye on the activity of illegal damage to trees in Delhi.
“Considering the illegal and high profile acts of felling of trees, we issue notice to Delhi Government, Forest and Environment Department, Tree Authority, MCD and DDA.
"The Secretary of the Forest Department will convene a meeting of all these officers in the presence of the appointed expert committee to discuss comprehensive measures to increase the green cover of the national capital Delhi," the bench said.
Noting that brazen acts of felling of trees in the national capital cannot be taken lightly, the top court on Monday sought a "clear" statement from the vice-chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on whether trees in the ridge area Were cut. His orders without the permission of the Lieutenant Governor.
The top court had earlier issued a notice of criminal contempt against DDA vice-chairman Subhashish Panda for allowing large-scale felling of trees in the Satbari area of the Southern Ridge to build the road from Chhatarpur to South Asian University.
It had expressed displeasure over the "misleading" affidavit filed by the vice president and the presentation of "incorrect facts" before the court. It also directed to plant 100 trees for every tree cut by DDA.
A vacation bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan said it expected the Forest Department and the Tree Authority to keep an eye on the activity of illegal damage to trees in Delhi.
“Considering the illegal and high profile acts of felling of trees, we issue notice to Delhi Government, Forest and Environment Department, Tree Authority, MCD and DDA.
"The Secretary of the Forest Department will convene a meeting of all these officers in the presence of the appointed expert committee to discuss comprehensive measures to increase the green cover of the national capital Delhi," the bench said.
Noting that brazen acts of felling of trees in the national capital cannot be taken lightly, the top court on Monday sought a "clear" statement from the vice-chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on whether trees in the ridge area Were cut. His orders without the permission of the Lieutenant Governor.
The top court had earlier issued a notice of criminal contempt against DDA vice-chairman Subhashish Panda for allowing large-scale felling of trees in the Satbari area of the Southern Ridge to build the road from Chhatarpur to South Asian University.
It had expressed displeasure over the "misleading" affidavit filed by the vice president and the presentation of "incorrect facts" before the court. It also directed to plant 100 trees for every tree cut by DDA.
