The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), the agency redeveloping the Bijwasan rail terminal in Dwarka’s Sector 21, has been fined ₹5.93 crore by the Delhi forest and wildlife department for damaging or illegally felling as many as 990 trees in a 4.09 hectare area of the project site, forest officials aware of the matter have said.
The rail body said it will comply with the findings of the forest department and will submit the fine amount soon.
The forest and wildlife department had last month, in a rare move, carried out an excavation at the site to find “proof” of tree felling — in the form of leftover roots or dead trees — after RLDA repeatedly denied having harmed any tree.