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The Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, in public interest, exempts an area of 5.60 hectare from the limitation of maximum one hectare under sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, for the Construction of Oncology Centre Building (200 Bedded) at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt. New Delhi, under powers conferred by Section 29 of the said Act.

Detailed Summary

This notification, issued by the Department of Forests and Wildlife on August 29, 2025 (F.No. 107/WFD/COT/2023-24/7376), details an exemption granted by the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The exemption, exercised under Section 29 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (DPTA, 1994), is for a 5.60 hectare area at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt., New Delhi. This area is exempted from the one-hectare maximum limitation specified under sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the DPTA, 1994. The exemption facilitates the Construction of an Oncology Centre Building (200 Bedded), for which an application (ID no. 15803) was initially received by the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) from Sh. Mukesh Kumar, Army Hospital (R&R) Dhaula Kuan, seeking permission for transplantation/felling of 174 (originally 321) trees. It is explicitly stated that this notification for exemption does not constitute permission for tree transplantation/felling, which will be considered and scrutinized independently by the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) under the DPTA, 1994, the Delhi Preservation of Trees Rules, 1996, and relevant guidelines and court orders, with a focus on minimizing affected trees. The notification is signed by Sandeep Kumar, Principal Secretary (Environment & Forests).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025/BHADRA 7, 1947 No. 258] [N. C. T. D. No. 203 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY [PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WILDLIFE NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 29th August, 2025 F.No. 107/WFD/COT/2023-24/7376— WHEREAS, an application ID no. 15803 on DPTA e-Forest portal was received by the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) from Sh. Mukesh Kumar, Army Hospital (R&R) Dhaula Kuan Enclave-I, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, for seeking permission under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (Delhi Act 11 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as DPTA, 1994) for transplantation / Felling of 174 (originally 321) number of trees for Construction of Oncology Centre Building (200 Bedded) at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt. New Delhi, under Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994 in an area of 5.60 hectare. AND WHEREAS, the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) after due application of mind, has sought exemption in respect of 5.60 hectare area (as per details in Annexure - A) under Section 29 of the DPTA, 1994 from applicability of Section 9 sub-section (3) of the DPTA, 1994, in view of limitation of maximum one hectare area for considering application of tree transplantation / felling by the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) in Section 9 sub- section (3) of the DPTA, 1994. THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 29 of the DPTA, 1994, the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, hereby, in public interest, exempts an area of 5.60 hectare (as per details in Annexure - A), from the limitation of maximum one hectare area under sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the said Act for Construction of Oncology Centre Building (200 Bedded) at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt. New Delhi, under Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994 with the following conditions:- 1) This notification is being issued under Section 29 of the DPTA, 1994 only to exempt the 5.60 hectare area (as per details in Annexure - A) from the limitation of maximum one hectare area under sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the DPTA, 1994 for Construction of Oncology Centre Building (200 Bedded) at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt. New Delhi, under Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994 as sought by the Tree Officer (West Forest Division). 2) This notification for exemption under Section 29 of the DPTA, 1994, in any case, shall not be considered as permission for transplantation / felling of trees under the DPTA, 1994. 3) The application for transplantation / felling of tress shall be considered and scrutinized independently and separately by the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) under the provisions of the DPTA, 1994, the Delhi Preservation of Trees Rules, 1996, relevant guidelines, directions issued in this regard and all relevant court orders with due application of mind minimizing the number of affected trees to be transplanted / felled from within the exempted area. By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, SANDEEP KUMAR, Principal Secretary (Environment & Forests) DELHI GAZETTE: EXTRAORDINARY PART IV] Annexure-A Boundary details of the area exempted U/S 29 from limitation of max 1 ha area U/S 9 (3) of Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, for Construction of Oncology Centre Building (200 Bedded) at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt. New Delhi. Exempted Area = 5.60 ha LEGEND:- +---------------------------+-----------+ | Project Area | | +---------------------------+-----------+ | Coordinate No. | 000 | +---------------------------+-----------+ | Points | | +---------------------------+-----------+ | Dimension | 00.00m. | +---------------------------+-----------+ [PART IV DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY Boundary Details of the Area Exempted U/S 29 from provision of limitation of max 1 ha area U/S 9 (3) Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, for Construction of Oncology Centre Building (200 Bedded) at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt. New Delhi +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | S.No. | NORTHING | EASTING | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE | +========+=============+=============+===========================+==========================+ | 1 | 3164176.751 | 711118.2849 | 28° 35' 17.1764" N | 77° 09' 30.0136" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | 2 | 3164198.357 | 711191.361 | 28° 35' 15.2543" N | 77° 09' 34.1785" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | 3 | 3164214.914 | 711217.078 | 28° 35' 15.7769" N | 77° 09' 35.1356" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | 4 | 3164138.309 | 711370.255 | 28° 35' 13.1995" N | 77° 09' 40.7200" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | 5 | 3164103.146 | 711156.762 | 28° 35' 12.1828" N | 77° 09' 32.8424" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | 6 | 3164100.439 | 711151.774 | 28° 35' 12.0978" N | 77° 09' 32.6571" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | 7 | 3164098.958 | 711152.39 | 28° 35' 12.0494" N | 77° 09' 32.6788" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | 8 | 3164058.17 | 711074.118 | 28° 35' 10.7708" N | 77° 09' 29.7721" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | 9 | 3163989.515 | 711112.278 | 28° 35' 08.5190" N | 77° 09' 31.1305" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | 10 | 3163941.995 | 711145.317 | 28° 35' 06.9566" N | 77° 09' 32.3144" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ | 11 | 3163862.969 | 711233.594 | 28° 35' 04.3387" N | 77° 09' 35.5095" E | +--------+-------------+-------------+---------------------------+--------------------------+ Coordinates have been retrieved from KML file submitted in the application by the user agency using WGS-84, UTM-43. **Exempted area = 5.60 Hac** Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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