(a) whether the Bus Rapid Transit System(BRTS) has been given permission to cut all the
trees that fall in the way of the bus stops, bus lanes, cycle tracks etc. in Delhi;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any survey has been conducted by the Government on Environmental effects in
this regard; and
(d) if so, the outcome thereof and the steps proposed to replenish the destroyed trees?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS(SHRI S. REGUPATHY)
(a) & (b) As per the report submitted by Department of Forest and Wildlife, Govt. of
National Capital Territory of Delhi, permission for felling/transplantation of 2468 trees was
given in accordance with the provisions of The Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994.
(c) No survey regarding environmental effects has been conducted.The project is neither a
National Highway nor a State Highway;hence it does not attract the provisions of Environment
Impact Assessment Notification, 2006.
(d) The Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 provides for compensatory plantation in the
ratio of 1: 10 in case of felling and 1: 5 in case of transplantation of the tree. The Transport
Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi has made available 24.8 hectares of Gram Sabha land in
village Harewali in District North-West and also deposited the amount for creation of
compensatory plantation.