DRMB

REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-10062026-273319 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 151] DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026/JYAISTHA 20, 1948 [N. C. T. D. No. 69 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WILDLIFE NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 10th June, 2026 F. No. 11(97)/F&WL/DRMB/2026-27/Pt-I/3392.— In pursuance of the judgment dated 11.11.2025 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in I.A. No. 117204/ 2024 in W.P.(C) 202/1995 titled T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad versus Union of India & Ors read with the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Govt. of India, Gazette Notification no. S.O. 5518(E) dated 01.12.2025, the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is pleased to constitute the Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) with the following composition: I. Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB): +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 1. | Chief Secretary, GNCT of Delhi | Chairman | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 2. | Vice-Chairman, Delhi Development Authority | Member | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 3. | Inspector General of Forests (Forests Protection Division), MoEF&CC | Member | | | (Representative of the Director General of Forests & Special Secretary, | | | | MoEF&CC, Government of India) | | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 4. | Joint Secretary (Works, Central Vista, CGEWHO, CEO-Kartavya Path) | Member | | | (Representative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of | | | | India) | | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 5. | Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Delhi | Member | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 6. | Chairman, New Delhi Municipal Council | Member | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 7. | Director General, Central Public Works Department, Government of India | Member | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 8. | Joint Commissioner of Police, New Delhi Range (Representative of the | Member | | | Commissioner of Police, Delhi) | | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 9. | Principal Secretary/Secretary (Environment & Forests), GNCTD | Member | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 10.| Principal Secretary/Secretary (Land Revenue), GNCTD | Member | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 11.| Sh. Chandra Prakash Goyal, IFS (Retd.) Member of the CEC | Member | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 12.| Sh. Arvind Madhav Singh, I.F.S. (Retired) and CEO, Centre for Sustainable | Member | | | Green Economy (Representative of NGO/ Civil Society) | | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 13.| Dr. Malvika Kaul, Director (Research and Communications), Sankala | Member | | | Foundation | | +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ | 14.| Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, GNCTD | Member Secretary| +----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ II. Functions of the DRMB a. The Board shall function as the single-window authority in all matters pertaining to the Delhi Ridge and the Morphological Ridge; b. The Board shall ensure the preservation of the Delhi Ridge and the Morphological Ridge in their pristine condition by removing all encroachments and by taking all necessary measures for their protection and improvement; c. The Board shall remove all encroachments in the Delhi Ridge as well as the Morphological Ridge; d. The Board shall duly ensure that the identification process of the Morphological Ridge is completed in accordance with the order dated 8th February, 2023 in T.N. Godavarman and shall report its compliance, along with any comments, to the Hon'ble Supreme Court; e. The Board shall ensure the protection, scientific management, and ecological restoration of the Ridge and the Morphological Ridge, including afforestation and habitat conservation; f. The Board shall submit periodic reports every six months to Hon'ble Supreme Court regarding the status of the Ridge and the Morphological Ridge and the compliance of the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court; g. The Board shall act fairly and transparently in the discharge of its functions, including maintaining an official website, issuing public notices for hearings in advance, conducting public consultations, and uploading reports on its website as soon as they are placed before Hon'ble Supreme Court or any other authority; and h. All authorities in the territory of the NCT of Delhi shall act in aid of the discharge of the duties of the Board. III. The Member of the Central Empowered Committee designated as the representative to the DRMB shall report to the Hon'ble Supreme Court every three months regarding the proper functioning of the DRMB and its Standing Committee. By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, VIJAY KUMAR BIDHUR, Secy. 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