3 Trees Fell Every Hour In Delhi In Last 3 Years For Development Work
NDTV
The government data also said only one-third of the trees transplanted during the period have survived.
The Delhi forest department granted permission to cut or transplant at least 77,000 trees, or three trees every hour, for developmental work in the city in the last three years, according to government data submitted to the high court recently.
It also said only one-third of the trees transplanted during the period have survived.
Officials allowed agencies to cut or transplant 29,946 trees under section 9 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA) and 47,474 trees under section 29 of the Act in the last three years.
The actual number of trees felled could be much more if the number of trees cut illegally is also considered, environment activists said.