New Delhi | Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday gave an assurance that no tree will be cut in Delhi till he is in office.
Speaking to Media, Puri said “Till the time I (Hardeep Singh Puri) am a minister no tree will be cut; for every tree that is cut we will plant 10 more. The green cover will go up by three times after re-development of seven colonies in South Delhi. Young activists are too fast to blame.” Earlier the minister was criticised for the plan to cut more than 17,000 trees in the national capital to make way for an office and residential complex for government officers.
Earlier on Sunday, more than 100 citizens gathered at Sarojini Nagar to protest against the cutting of 16,500 trees for the redevelopment of south Delhi. K.K Mishra who filed a public interest Litigation (PIL) in the Delhi High Court hoped that the court took cognizance of the matter and put a stay on the order.
“More than 20,000 trees will be cut in main south Delhi area. A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report states there is a deficit of nine lakh trees in Delhi. I hope the court will put a stay on the order,” Mishra told media.
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