Felling of trees: What is being done to restore Delhi Ridge? SC asks DDA
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the DDA about the measures undertaken to restore the Delhi Ridge area, where several hundred trees were allegedly felled illegally, and sought the extent of plantation done by the authorities. SC asks DDA Observing it would introduce a monitoring system to ensure planted trees were surviving, a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra wondered if any independent mechanism was in place to ascertain the number of trees planted. Saying it would pass necessary directions on October 8, the top court asked the DDA counsel and the petitioner to inform it about the status of trees felled, consequential actions and the monitoring mechanism. The top court had said that retired IFS officer Ishwar Singh, central empowered committee member Sunil Limaye and ecological gardener Pradip Kishen would be associated with the work assigned to the FSI.
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