As many as 316 trees are set to be removed to make way for the Janakpuri-RK Ashram stretch of Delhi metro’s phase-4.
According to a communication from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s office, 316 trees at a park in Derawal Nagar will be removed. Of these, 185 will be transplanted and 131 will be cut. In lieu of the trees being removed, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will now have to plant 3,160 trees.
“The DMRC must ensure that for all transplanted trees that do not survive, indigenous tree species 15-feet-high and with at least 6-inch diameter are planted in 1:5 ratio,” according to the communication from Kejriwal’s office. The Chief Minister has given his approval for the removal of the trees. Transplantation is to be completed in six months.
