Over 1.12L Trees Axed In 13 Yrs, One Tree Every Hr: Complying With CIC Order, Delhi Govt Uploads Info On Tree Felling [Read Order]

Complying with the directions of the Central Information Commission and the Delhi High Court, the AAP government has uploaded on its website information about number of trees felled or pruned from year 2005-17, which shows that 1,12,169 trees were axed in the past 13 years, with 24 trees a day making it one tree felled every hour.The information is available on the government’s. Complying with the directions of the Central Information Commission and the Delhi High Court, the AAP government has uploaded on its website information about number of trees felled or pruned from year 2005-17, which shows that 1,12,169 trees were axed in the past 13 years, with 24 trees a day making it one tree felled every hour. The Commission had then directed the government to list details of a number of trees felled or pruned since September 2011, with details of the applicant seeking permission. The information was, however, uploaded on the website after advocate Aditya N Prasad moved the Delhi High Court last year seeking compliance of the CIC’s order by making available on its website the details of permissions given for felling and pruning of trees; the details of the number of the trees; locations, the status of the applications received for the said purpose and also the details of complaints received with regard to illegal cutting and pruning of trees.