deforestation

Ahona Sengupta -September 23, 2022

Standing tall since Bahadur Shah Zafar’s time, a Banyan tree in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk is on the verge of perishing due to unauthorised construction. Its only hope of survival is a court battle

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Patriot Bureau -July 11, 2022

Delhi court on Monday informed that  three trees were cut every hour for the past three years in the national capital excluding the instances of illegal felling.

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Proma Chakraborty -August 30, 2018

Thousands of trees have been felled at Noida’s Sector 91 forest to convert it into a biodiversity park, a move which has been protested by some groups and supported by others As one walks into the forest in Noida’s Sector 91, numerous tree stumps and excavators greet them. Around three months back, Noida Authority started […]

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Mihir Srivastava -June 28, 2018

Outraged, the people of Delhi have taken to the streets to protest against the felling of trees, 16,000-odd, for redevelopment of seven localities in South Delhi. Courts have stayed the massacre as of now. The struggle continues…. People of Delhi tend to fight for their rights while various agencies that run Delhi are in a […]

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