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Tree Transplantation Policy of Delhi Government



On 9th October 2020, the Cabinet approved the “Tree Transplantation Policy” of Delhi Government. The policy makes it obligatory to transplant 80% of the trees that are being felled for a development project. The Delhi CM Shri Arvind Kejriwal has declared that the government will make the payment to the transplantation agency only if 80% of the transplanted trees survive. Also, the policy states that an additional 10 saplings must be planted as a compensatory plantation.

Key Features

Before this policy, for every tree cut, a compensatory plantation of 10 tree saplings was mandatory. However, this process takes several years to replace the trees felled. Therefore, the Tree Transplantation Policy has been introduced by Delhi Government.

Tree Transplantation Cell

Delhi Government will set up a tree transplantation cell. A panel has been formed from the expertise tree transplantation agencies. The panel will also have members from the civil societies and the forest department, which will continuously monitor and audit the transplanted trees.

The Delhi CM has also announced that local committees along with RWA members and residents will monitor transplanted trees.

Challenges Ahead

The step taken by the Delhi government is the need of the hour. To protect the environment, we need to protect the trees. Do you think it is a good step?