New Delhi. In view of the scorching heat in Delhi, the Supreme Court has taken a big step. The Supreme Court has proposed to run a campaign to plant trees on a large scale in Delhi. The Supreme Court asked the DDA how the Tree Protection Act can be implemented? After this, if needed, Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) and New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) will also be included in it.
The Supreme Court said that it has taken cognizance of the severe heat in the capital. The court proposes to give suo motu instructions to MCD, DDA, NDMC to run a large-scale tree plantation campaign in the capital. Not only this, the Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure over the cutting of trees in the Ridge area of Delhi. The court has asked the Vice Chairman of DDA to clarify whether the order to cut the trees was given by LG (Chairman of DDA).
The court said that more than 1100 trees have been cut?
The court has asked the Vice Chairperson of DDA to clarify whether LG visited the place on February 3 before the trees were cut. If he visited the place, was any instruction given by him? The court said that more than 1100 trees have been cut. This is a very serious matter. Due to this, we had issued a notice of contempt. Now we want to know who violated our order. Earlier, SC had issued a notice of contempt to the Vice Chairman of DDA, taking a tough stand on cutting trees without the permission of the court.
A bench of Justices AS Oka and Ujjwal Bhuyan said that if the officials are not performing their statutory and constitutional duties, then the court has to give a clear indication to all the officials that the environment cannot be harmed in this way. The court, which is hearing the contempt case against the DDA Vice President, also proposed a massive tree plantation campaign in the national capital.
The proposal comes at a time when the city is reeling under severe heat and several people have lost their lives. The court asked the DDA how the Tree Protection Act can be implemented and said it will direct municipal officials to launch a tree plantation drive.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 24, 2024, 19:25 IST