**Executive Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, grants an exemption under Section 29 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, for tree felling and transplantation related to the redevelopment of General Pool Residential Colony Phase-I at Kasturba Nagar, New Delhi. It outlines conditions for compensatory plantation, transplantation, and associated financial deposits. The user agency (CPWD) must complete transplantation within three months of permission issuance.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Exemption:** Grants exemption from subsection 3 of section 9 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, for an area of 10.1097 ha for redevelopment at Kasturba Nagar.
* **Tree Management:**
* Allows the felling of 32 trees and transplantation of 632 trees.
* Requires compensatory plantation of 6510 tree saplings.
* **Financial Obligations:**
* Requires an advance deposit of Rs. 3,71,07,000 for compensatory plantation creation and maintenance for seven years.
* Includes costs for saplings, administrative expenses, and contingency charges.
* Requires User Agency to fund the transplantation of 632 trees on-site.
* User Agency shall also deposit extra site improvement expenses.
* **Plantation Requirements:**
* Compensatory plantation must use indigenous species, be 6-8 feet in height, and planted at a 1:10 ratio on non-forest land within three months of tree removal permission.
* User Agency must maintain the plantation for seven years.
* Site cannot be used for other purposes without State Government approval.
* **Procedural Requirements:**
* User Agency must submit a detailed plantation schedule, a site preparation plan, and maintain a plantation journal.
* Transplantation must be completed within three months, followed by a completion report.
* Timber obtained from tree removal must be auctioned, with proceeds deposited to the Government account.
* Lops and tops of trees shall be sent to the nearest crematorium free of cost
* **Conditions and Compliance:**
* Adherence to Tree Transplantation Policy 2020 is mandatory.
* Transplantation must occur before the felling of the 32 trees.
* Felling or transplantation of any tree apart from those permitted is an offense.
* User Agency must obtain wood transportation permission from the DCF South.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi:**
* *Impact:* Oversees and approves the tree felling and transplantation process, ensuring compliance with the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, and relevant policies. Receives revenue from timber auction and ensures proper compensatory afforestation.
* *Action Required:* Monitor the user agency's adherence to the conditions outlined in the notification, including financial deposits, plantation schedules, and reporting requirements.
**Central Public Works Department (CPWD) (User Agency):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for executing the tree felling and transplantation activities for the redevelopment project. Bears the financial burden of compensatory plantation and transplantation.
* *Action Required:* Deposit Rs. 3,71,07,000, implement compensatory plantation and tree transplantation, submit required plans and reports, and comply with all conditions outlined in the notification and relevant policies.
**Department of Environment, Forests and Wildlife:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for overseeing and ensuring adherence to the guidelines set forth in the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994.
* *Action Required:* Review submitted plans, conduct inspections, and enforce compliance with environmental regulations and compensatory afforestation requirements.
**Land Owning Agency:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for ensuring that the area proposed for compensatory plantation is free from encroachment.
* *Action Required:* Ensure there is no encroachment in area proposed for compensatory plantation.
**Tree Officer:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for calculating the extra site improvement expenses which may be required to make the site suitable for plantation.
* *Action Required:* Calculate the extra site improvement expenses.
Key Entities Referenced
Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994: A law enacted by the Delhi government related to the preservation of trees.
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi: The governing body of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Kasturba Nagar, New Delhi: A location in Delhi where the General Pool Residential Colony Phase I is being redeveloped.
General Pool Residential Colony Phase I: A residential area in Kasturba Nagar, New Delhi undergoing redevelopment.
Central Public Works Department: The user agency responsible for depositing the amount of Rs. 3,71,07,000 for compensatory plantation.
Utsav Marg, Section 34 35, Rohini, Delhi: The location where compensatory plantation is to be carried out by the User Agency.
Department of Environment, Forests and Wildlife: A department of the Government of NCT of Delhi responsible for environmental and forest-related matters.
Sanjeev Khirwar: Principal Secretary of Environment and Forests, Government of NCT of Delhi.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33002/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99
भारत सर कार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एस.जी.-डी.एxलxx.G-अID.H-0xx8x1 02021-230254
SG-DLxx-ExG-0ID8E1x0x2x0 21-230254
असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 288] दिल्ली, िक्रु वार, अक्त बू र 8, 2021/ आजव न 16, 1943 [रा.रा.रा.क्ष.ेदि. स.ं 201
No. 288] DELHI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2021/ASVINA 16, 1943 [N. C. T. D. No. 201
भाग IV
PART IV
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
पयावा रण, वन एव ंवन्य िीव जवभाग
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की संख्या
वाले la[;k½
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
कस्ट्तूरबा नगर, नई दिल्ली में िी॰ 474 632 32 664 6510
पी॰ आर॰ ए॰ (चरण- I) के
(13 सूखे वृक्ष)
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Total 474 632 32 664 6510
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(651 और 13 सूखे वृक्षो को प्रत्यारोपण/ काटे िाने
mi& ou laj{kd
वाले वृक्षो का िस गुना) अथाात 6510 पौधो का
(क) प्रस्ट्ताजवत प्रिाजतयााँ नीम, अमलतास, पीपल, 3,71,07,000 /- ¼िजक्षण½@ou
जपलखन, गलू र, बरगि, ििे ी कीकर, अिुान एव ं 6510 vf/kdkjh
अन्य ििे ी प्रिाजतयााँ का उत्सव मागा, सेक्िन-34
एवं 35, रोजिणी, दिल्ली में दकया िाएगा A
(ख) उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा 632 वृक्षों का प्रत्यारोपण िो साइट पर खड़े ि,ै उसी पररयोिना स्ट्थल पर अपनी स्ट्वयं की लागत पर दकया िाएगाA
2. उपरोक्त 1 (क) व (ख) के अनुसार, ििे ी प्रिाजतयों के 6510 पौधो का 100 % प्रजतपूरक वृक्षारोपण और उनका सात वर्षो तक
रखरखाव उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा दकया िायेगाA इस वृक्षारोपण के सफलतापूवाक स्ट्थापना के बाि उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा जनगरानी की
िाएगी A उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा फोटोग्रादफक/ वीजडयोग्रादफक साक्ष्य यथासमय mi& ou laj{kd (िजक्षण) को प्रस्ट्तुत दकए िाएंगे ।
3. 664 वृक्षो को िटाए िाने के बिले मे 1:10 के अनुपात मे स्ट्विेिी प्रिाजतयों के 6-8 फीट की ऊाँचाई वाले 6510 पौधो का प्रजतपूरक
वृक्षारोपण गैर-वन भूजम पर दकया िाएगा । वृक्षारोपण की अनुमजत के िारी िोने के तीन मिीने के अिं र जनधााररत की गई भूजम पर
अजतररक्त उपायों के साथ वृक्षारोपण स्ट्थल के अनुसार जवजिष्ट वृक्षारोपण तकनीकों के द्वारा दकया िाएगा । उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा अगले
सात वर्षो तक वृक्षारोपण का रखरखाव स्ट्वय की लागत दकया िाएगा ।
4. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा अजतररक्त साइट सुधार खचों को िमा दकया िाएगा िो दक वृक्ष अजधकारी द्वारा गणना के अनुसार वृक्षारोपण
के जलए उपयुक्त बनाने के जलए आवयक िो सकता ि ै।
5. भूजम स्ट्वाजमत्व एिेंसी यि सुजनजित करेगी दक प्रजतपूरक वृक्षारोपण के जलए प्रस्ट्ताजवत क्षेत्र में कोई अजतक्रमण न िो ।
6. िो भूजम प्रजतपूरक वृक्षारोपण के जलया आवंरटत ि,ै उसका उपयोग दकसी अन्य कायो के जलए राज्य सरकार की स्ट्वीकृजत के जबना निीं
दकया िाएगा ।
7. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा वृक्षों को काटने/ प्रत्यारोपण का काया िुरू करने से पूवा दिल्ली वृक्ष lja {k.k अजधजनयम, 1994 की धारा 12 के
अनुपालन में जवस्ट्तृत वृक्षारोपण अनुसूची को वृक्ष अजधकारी ¼िजक्षण½ के कायाालय में प्रस्ट्तुत दकया िाएगा ।
8. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा वृक्षारोपण पजत्रका को वन और वन्यिीव जवभाग राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली सरकार को जनधााररत करेंगी
और इसकी एक प्रजत प्रत्येक जवत्तीय वर्षा के अंत में प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी ।
9. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा वृक्षो को काटने/ प्रत्यारोपण का काया िुरू करने से पूवा साइट की तैयारी और वृक्षारोपण के जलए एक जवस्ट्तृत
योिना प्रस्ट्तुत दकया िाएगा ।
10. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा प्रजतपूरक वृक्षारोपण/ प्रत्यारोपण स्ट्थल में मृिा नमी संरक्षण काया की गजतजवजधयों को दकया िाएगा ।
11. अनुमजत िारी िोने के तुरंत बाि वृक्षो का प्रत्यारोपण िुरू दकया िाएगा और इसे तीन मिीने के अंतराल में पूणा दकया
िाएगा । प्रत्यारोपण प्रदक्रया के पूणा िोने का बाि एक सम्पूणा ररपोटा संबजन्धत वृक्ष अजधकारी को प्रस्ट्तुत की िायेगी ।
प्रत्यारोपण स्ट्थल मे प्रत्यारोजपत वृक्षो की िरू ी 4 मीटर (बबंि ुसे बबंि)ु से कम निीं िोनी चाजिए ।
12. उपभोगी संस्ट्था के द्वारा वृक्ष प्रत्यारोपण नीजत 2020 में उजल्लजखत सभी ितों का पालन दकया िाएगा ।
13. वृक्षो को प्रत्यारोपण/ काटने के जलए अनुमजत उनके स्ट्वयं के िोजखम पर और दकसी भी अन्य व्यजक्त के िावे के पक्षपात के
जबना, िो वृक्षो और भूजम पर सिी िो सकती िै, िी िा रिी िै ।[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3
14. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा यि सुजनजित दकया िायेगा दक वृक्षो की कटाई/ प्रत्यारोपण से पूवा कोई लंजबत मुकिमेबािी या स्ट्थगन
आििे दकसी भी न्यायालय / अन्य प्राजधकरण द्वारा पाररत न हुआ िो ।
15. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा वृक्षो को प्रत्यारोपण/ काटने का काया सभी वैधाजनक मंिूररयों को लेने के बाि िी िुरू दकया िाएगा ।
16. उपभोगी संस्ट्था के द्वारा यि सुजनजित दकया िायेगा दक इस प्रस्ट्ताव की योिना को पररवर्तात निीं दकया िाएगा ।
17. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा वृक्षो को िटाने के उपरान्त प्राप्त लकजड़यों की नीलामी की िाएगी और उससे प्राप्त धनराजि को
सरकार के खाते मे रािस्ट्व के रूप में िमा की िाएगीA
18. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा वृक्षों के ऊपरी िाखाओं dks dkVs tkus ds Ik'pkr izkIr लकजड़यों को मुफ्त में जनकटतम lkoZtfud
“konkgks a es a iz;ksx gsrq सौपी िाएगी और इसकी सूचना वृक्ष अजधकारी (िजक्षण) को भी िी िाएगी ।
19. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा वृक्षो को काटने के स्ट्थल से लकजड़यों को ys tkus l s iwo Z o`{k vf/kdkjh ¼िजक्षण½ ls <qykbZ vuqefr izkIr
djuh gksxhA
20. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा वृक्षो की प्रत्यारोपण/ कटाई और उसमें पैिा िोने वाली वन उपि को सावािजनक मिान मे 90 दिनों
के अंिर पूरा दकया िाएगा ।
21. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा 32 वृक्षो को काटने से पूवा प्रत्यारोपण दकया िाएगा । 32 वृक्षो की अनुमजत 632 वृक्षो के सफल
प्रत्यारोपण और mi& ou laj{kd (िजक्षण) को अनुपालन प्रमाण पत्र प्रस्ट्तुत करने के बाि िी िायेगी ।
22. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा 664 वृक्षो के अलावा दकसी भी वृक्ष की प्रत्यारोपण/ कटाई दिल्ली वृक्ष lja {k.k अजधजनयम, 1994 के
अंतगात एक अपराध िोगा ।
23. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा वृक्षो की प्रत्यारोपण की प्रगजत ररपोटा संबंजधत जनरीक्षण अजधकारी के माध्यम से वृक्ष अजधकारी को
प्रस्ट्तुत की िाएगी ।
24. यदि दकसी वृक्ष में पजक्षयों का ंोंसला पाया िाता िै, तो उस वृक्ष को ंोंसला स्ट्थानांतररत करने के पिात िी काटा िाएगा ।
25. उपभोगी संस्ट्था द्वारा पयाावरण मंिूरी में उजल्लजखत सभी ितों का पालन दकया िाएगा ।
यि माननीय पयाावरण एवं वन मंत्री राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र दिल्ली सरकार के पूवा अनुमोिन से िारी दकया िाता ि ै।
संिीव जखरवार] प्रधान सजचव ¼i;kZoj.k ,oa ou½
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND WILDLIFE
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 6th October, 2021
F.No.16/TO(S)/TC/Felling/20-21/5558-66.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the
Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (Delhi Act 11 of 1994), the Government of National Capital Territory of
Delhi, hereby, in public interest exempts an area of 10.1097 ha. approx. as detailed below for redevelopment of
General Pool Residential Colony (Phase-I) at Kasturba Nagar, New Delhi, from the provision of sub-section (3)
of section 9 of the said Act.
Location Number Number of trees Compensatory
of trees Plantation by User
(recommended for)
to be Agency (Number
saved. Transplantation Felling Total of tree saplings)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Redevelopment of 474 632 32 664 6510
General Pool Residential
(13 dry
Colony (Phase-I) at
trees)
Kasturba Nagar, New
Delhi.
Total 474 632 32 664 65104 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
The said exemption is subject to fulfillment of the following conditions:-
1. Central Public Works Department (CPWD), herein referred to as User Agency, shall make an advance
deposit of an amount of Rs. 3,71,07,000 /- (Three Crores Seventy One Lakh Seven Thousand only) towards
security deposit for creation and maintenance of compensatory plantation for a period of Seven years as
follows,
Sl.No. Location of Compensatory plantation. Number of Total Amount To be
saplings to be including other Deposited
planted Administrative with Forest
expenses and Division.
contingency
charges (in Rs.).
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
(a) 100% Compensatory Plantation ten times Deputy
the number of trees permitted for felling/ Conservator of
transplantation of 651 & 13 dry trees i.e 6510 3,71,07,000 /- Forests
number of tree saplings proposed to be of (South)/
species Neem, Amaltas, Peepal, Pilkhan,
Tree Officer
Gular, Bargad, Desi Kikkar and Arjun
along with other native species shall be
carried out by User Agency at Utsav
Marg, Section-34 & 35, Rohini, Delhi.
(b) Transplantation of 632 no. of trees which are standing on site shall be done by User Agency at the same
project site with their own funds.
2. 100% Compensatory Plantation of 6510 saplings of native species shall be raised and maintained by User
Agency for Seven years and monitored till its successful establishment as indicated at 1 (a) & (b) above.
Photographic / videographic evidence in due course shall be submitted to DCF (South).
3. 6510 tree saplings of indigenous species 6-8 feet height shall be planted as compensatory plantation in ratio
of 1:10 on non-forest land in lieu of removal of 664 no. of trees. The plantation shall be done by following
site specific plantation techniques with additional measures on identified land within three months of issue of
tree removal permission and maintenance for next Seven (7) years shall be carried out thereafter, by user
agency with their own funds.
4. The User Agency shall also deposit extra site improvement expenses which may be required to make the site
suitable for plantation as calculated by Tree Officer concerned (as deposits).
5. Land owning agency shall ensure that there is no encroachment in area proposed for compensatory
plantation.
6. The land over which compensatory plantation raised shall not be utilized for other purpose without the
approval of State Government.
7. Detailed plantation schedule shall have to be submitted by User Agency in compliance with Section 12 of
Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 before initiating felling/ transplantation.
8. User Agency shall maintain plantation journal as prescribed by Department of Forests and Wildlife, Govt. of
NCT of Delhi and submit a copy of same at end of each financial year.
9. The User Agency shall submit a detailed plan for site preparation and plantation before initiating felling/
transplantation.
10. The User Agency shall implement the improved soil moisture conservation activities on compensatory
plantation / transplantation site.
11. Transplantation of trees shall be initiated immediately after permission is issued and should be completed not
later than three months, after which a completion report has to be submitted to the Tree Officer. The spacing
of the transplantation of trees shall not be less than 4 meter (point to point) at transplantation site.
12. All the conditions mentioned in Tree Transplantation Policy 2020 shall be followed scrupulously by User
Agency.
13. Permission for transplantation/ felling of all tress is being granted at their own risk and without prejudice to
the claim (s) of any other person/s who may be having any rights(s) over the land or the trees.
14. The User Agency shall ensure that there is no pending litigation or stay order passed by any court of law/
other authority before undertaking felling/ transplantation of trees.[PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 5
15. Before the transplantation/ felling of trees from the site is commenced all requisite statutory clearances shall
necessarily be obtained by the User Agency.
16. The User Agency shall ensure that the plan of this proposal shall not be changed.
17. The timber obtained from removal of trees shall be auctioned and proceeds shall be deposited as revenue to
the Government account by the User Agency.
18. The lops and tops of the trees shall be sent/ supplied to the nearest crematorium free of cost and the same
should be reported to DCF (South) by User Agency.
19. Before shifting of timber, if any, from site of removal of trees, permission for transportation of the said wood
shall be obtained from the DCF (South) by User Agency.
20. Transplantation/ felling of trees and transportation of forest produce arising threfrom to the public
crematorium shall be completed within 90 days.
21. The transplantation shall be carried out prior to felling of 32 nos. of trees permitted herein. The 32 trees shall
be removed/ felled after successful transplantation of 632 no. of trees and submission of compliance
certificate to DCF (South).
22. Transplantation/ felling of any tree apart from 664 trees by User Agency shall constitute an offence under
Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994.
23. The progress report of transplantation shall be submitted through inspection officer concerned along with
complete details of trees.
24. If any tree is found to have nest of birds it should not be felled tiil the same is abandoned by the birds.
25. It should be ensured by the user agency that all the conditions mentioned in environmental clearance, and
other clearances, if any obtained, shall be followed scrupulously.
This issues with prior approval of Hon’ble Minister (Environment & Forests), Govt. of NCT of Delhi.
SANJEEV KHIRWAR, Principal Secy. (Env. & Forests)
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