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The Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi exempts a 3.2-hectare area from the one-hectare limitation under Section 9(3) of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, using powers conferred by Section 29 of the same Act.

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The Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, issued a notification on January 1, 2026 (F. No. 14702/TO(N)/TC-Transplant/2024-25/13626), exempting a 3.2-hectare area from the maximum one-hectare limitation stipulated under sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (Delhi Act 11 of 1994). This exemption, granted by the Lt. Governor of Delhi under Section 29 of the DPTA, 1994, is in public interest for the construction of a Trunk drain from Kirari to a supplementary drain near Rithala, New Delhi. The decision follows an application (ID No. 14702) received by the Tree Officer (North Forest Division) from the Executive Engineer, DDA Rohini project division-I, which initially sought permission for the transplantation/felling of 84 trees (phase-I) within a 3.2-hectare area. The notification explicitly states that this exemption does not grant permission for tree transplantation or felling, and such applications will be independently scrutinized by the Tree Officer (North Forest Division) under the DPTA, 1994, the Delhi Preservation of Trees Rules, 1996, and other relevant directives, with a focus on minimizing affected trees. Annexure-A provides specific boundary coordinates for the exempted 3.2-hectare area, retrieved using WGS-84, UTM-43.

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D.L.- 33002/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-05012026-269106 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 01] DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2026/PAUSHA 11, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 396 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WILDLIFE NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 1st January, 2026 F. No. 14702/TO(N)/TC-Transplant/2024-25/13626.—WHEREAS, an application ID No. 14702 on DPTA e-Forest portal was received by the Tree Officer (North Forest Division) from the Executive Engineer, DDA Rohini project division-I, 5th floor, Madhuban Chowk, Rohini-14, Delhi 110085, 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 84 nos. of trees (phase-I) affected due to construction of Trunk drain from Kirari to supplementary drain near Rithala, New Delhi under Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994 in an area of 3.2 hectare. AND WHEREAS, the Tree Officer (North Forest Division) after due application of mind, has sought exemption in respect of 3.2 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 (North 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 3.2 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 Trunk drain from Kirari to supplementary drain near Rithala, 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 3.2 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 Trunk drain from Kirari to supplementary drain near Rithala, Delhi under Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994 as sought by the Tree Officer (North 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 (North 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 the National Capital Territory of Delhi, VIJAY KUMAR BIDHURI, Secy. (Environment & Forests) 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 proposed Construction of Trunk drain from Kirari to supplementary drain near Rithala, New Delhi. Exempted Area = 3.2 ha LEGEND:- Project Area Coordinate No. 000 Points X Dimension 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 Trunk drain from Kirari to supplementary drain near Rithala, New Delhi. +----+------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+ | S.N| EASTING | NORTHING | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE | +====+============+===========+===================+===================+ | 1 | 3177752.417| 700156.521| 28° 42' 41.7102" N| 77° 02' 56.7481" E| | 2 | 3177979.758| 700274.05 | 28° 42' 49.0273" N| 77° 03' 01.2214" E| | 3 | 3177909.533| 700422.599| 28° 42' 46.6638" N| 77° 03' 06.6488" E| | 4 | 3177837.782| 700574.808| 28° 42' 44.2487" N| 77° 03' 12.2101" E| | 5 | 3178062.755| 700694.006| 28° 42' 51.4877" N| 77° 03' 16.7436" E| | 6 | 3178287.729| 700813.205| 28° 42' 58.7268" N| 77° 03' 21.2774" E| | 7 | 3178051.414| 701138.86 | 28° 42' 50.8702" N| 77° 03' 33.1232" E| | 8 | 3177815.1 | 701464.515| 28° 42' 43.0133" N| 77° 03' 44.9684" E| | 9 | 3177787.055| 701480.886| 28° 42' 42.0934" N| 77° 03' 45.5536" E| | 10 | 3177774.693| 701497.772| 28° 42' 41.6825" N| 77° 03' 46.1677" E| | 11 | 3178184.171| 701801.853| 28° 42' 54.8087" N| 77° 03' 57.6300" E| | 12 | 3178593.649| 702105.934| 28° 43' 07.9347" N| 77° 04' 09.0930" E| | 13 | 3178627.283| 702110.588| 28° 43' 09.0243" N| 77° 04' 09.2860" E| | 14 | 3178639.573| 702093.977| 28° 43' 09.4327" N| 77° 04' 08.6819" E| | 15 | 3178600.069| 702089.134| 28° 43' 08.1526" N| 77° 04' 08.4783" E| | 16 | 3178200.196| 701793.678| 28° 42' 55.3337" N| 77° 03' 57.3391" E| | 17 | 3177800.324| 701498.222| 28° 42' 42.5146" N| 77° 03' 46.2006" E| | 18 | 3177812.114| 701481.62 | 28° 42' 42.9068" N| 77° 03' 45.5966" E| | 19 | 3177823.823| 701469.937| 28° 42' 43.2936" N| 77° 03' 45.1737" E| | 20 | 3178062.292| 701143.227| 28° 42' 51.2210" N| 77° 03' 33.2909" E| | 21 | 3178300.762| 700816.516| 28° 42' 59.1481" N| 77° 03' 21.4077" E| | 22 | 3178291.615| 700808.172| 28° 42' 58.8558" N| 77° 03' 21.0945" E| | 23 | 3178067.473| 700690.618| 28° 42' 51.6428" N| 77° 03' 16.6218" E| | 24 | 3177843.332| 700573.064| 28° 42' 44.4299" N| 77° 03' 12.1493" E| | 25 | 3177914.097| 700423.708| 28° 42' 46.8114" N| 77° 03' 06.6926" E| | 26 | 3177984.862| 700274.351| 28° 42' 49.1929" N| 77° 03' 01.2357" E| | 27 | 3177755.501| 700155.943| 28° 42' 41.8107" N| 77° 02' 56.7288" E| | 28 | 3177526.14 | 700037.535| 28° 42' 34.4285" N| 77° 02' 52.2220" E| | 29 | 3177525.076| 700038.991| 28° 42' 34.3931" N| 77° 02' 52.2750" E| +----+------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+ Coordinates have been retrieved from KML file submitted in the application by the user agency using WGS-84, UTM-43. **Exempted area = 3.2 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.

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