Felling of trees: Plant 200 trees between Mathura Road and Bhogal flyover in 2 weeks, Delhi HC tells PWD official

The Delhi High Court Saturday asked a Public Works Department (PWD) official to plant 200 trees along Mathura Road and Bhogal flyover while hearing a case regarding the felling of trees on Mathura road for construction work.

A single judge bench of Justice Najmi Waziri questioned the Public Works Department about the concretisation of a cycling path along Mathura Road (between Gate 7 and Gate 9 of Pragati Maidan) which previously had trees laid down. “How did you lay this path? It shows you uprooted some trees. Somebody directs you so you will do it without complying with the law?” the court asked.