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The Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi exempts an 8.69 hectare area from the maximum one-hectare limitation under sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, for the construction of a building under the Redevelopment of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Colony, PKG-3, Srinivaspuri, New Delhi.

Detailed Summary

The Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, issued Notification No. ID NO. 26853/TO(S)/TC-Felling/2025-26/5059 on 7th July, 2026. This notification grants an exemption under Section 29 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (Delhi Act 11 of 1994), in public interest. The exemption is for an 8.69 hectare area (as detailed in Annexure – A) located in Srinivaspuri, New Delhi 110065, intended for the Construction of Building under the Redevelopment of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Colony, PKG-3. The exemption specifically addresses the limitation of a maximum one-hectare area for considering tree transplantation/felling applications by the Tree Officer (South Forest Division) under sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the DPTA, 1994. An application (ID no. 26853) was received from Sh. Puspendra Kumar Khatana PD1 NDPZ CPWD Government of India Press Minto Road New Delhi, seeking permission for transplantation/felling of 525 trees for this project. The notification explicitly states that this exemption is solely for the area limitation and shall not be considered as permission for transplantation/felling of trees. The application for tree transplantation/felling will be independently scrutinized by the Tree Officer (South Forest Division) under the provisions of the DPTA, 1994, the Delhi Preservation of Trees Rules, 1996, relevant guidelines, directions, and court orders, with a focus on minimizing the number of affected trees.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-17072026-274580 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 175] DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026/ASHADHA 17, 1948 [N. C. T. D. No. 99 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WILDLIFE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th July, 2026 No. ID NO. 26853/TO(S)/TC-Felling/2025-26/5059.—WHEREAS, an application ID no. 26853 on DPTA e-Forest portal was received by the Tree Officer (South Forest Division) from the Sh. Puspendra Kumar Khatana PD1 NDPZ CPWD Government of India Press Minto Road 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 525 number of trees for Construction of Building under project Redevelopment of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Colony, PKG-3, Srinivaspuri, New Delhi 110065, under Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994 in an area of 8.69 hectare. AND WHEREAS, the Tree Officer (South Forest Division) after due application of mind, has sought exemption in respect of 8.69 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 (South 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 8.69 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 Building under project Redevelopment of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Colony, PKG-3, Srinivaspuri, New Delhi 110065, 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 8.69 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 the Construction of Building under project Redevelopment of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Colony, PKG-3, Srinivaspuri, New Delhi 110065, under Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA), 1994 as sought by the Tree Officer. 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 (South 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, VIJAY KUMAR BIDHURI, Secretary (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 Construction of Building under project Redevelopment of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Colony, PKG-3, Srinivaspuri, New Delhi 110065. Exempted Area = 8.69 Ha LEGEND:- +---------------+----------+ | Project Area | | +---------------+----------+ | Coordinate No.| 00 | +---------------+----------+ | Points | X | +---------------+----------+ | Dimension | 00.00m | +---------------+----------+ 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 Building under project Redevelopment of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Colony, PKG- 3, Srinivaspuri, New Delhi 110065. +-------+------------+------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+ | S. NO.| NORTHING | EASTING | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE | +=======+============+============+==========================+=========================+ | 1 | 3161973.08 | 720325.818 | 28° 33' 57.5313" N | 77° 15' 08.6782" E | | 2 | 3162041.374| 720381.319 | 28° 33' 59.7150" N | 77° 15' 10.7668" E | | 3 | 3161926.635| 720458.512 | 28° 33' 55.9422" N | 77° 15' 13.5265" E | | 4 | 3161963.132| 720494.668 | 28° 33' 57.1052" N | 77° 15' 14.8816" E | | 5 | 3161998.4 | 720490.279 | 28° 33' 58.2530" N | 77° 15' 14.7446" E | | 6 | 3161990.772| 720509.426 | 28° 33' 57.9936" N | 77° 15' 15.4435" E | | 7 | 3162022.906| 720516.125 | 28° 33' 59.0329" N | 77° 15' 15.7121" E | | 8 | 3162051.641| 720547.516 | 28° 33' 59.9468" N | 77° 15' 16.8866" E | | 9 | 3162106.657| 720522.135 | 28° 34' 01.7487" N | 77° 15' 15.9912" E | | 10 | 3162174.876| 720585.045 | 28° 34' 03.9253" N | 77° 15' 18.3523" E | | 11 | 3162214.384| 720647.043 | 28° 34' 05.1702" N | 77° 15' 20.6599" E | | 12 | 3162202.739| 720685.793 | 28° 34' 04.7684" N | 77° 15' 22.0771" E | | 13 | 3162150.05 | 720704.112 | 28° 34' 03.0464" N | 77° 15' 22.7144" E | | 14 | 3162139.444| 720752.224 | 28° 34' 02.6726" N | 77° 15' 24.4766" E | | 15 | 3162097.654| 720791.097 | 28° 34' 01.2918" N | 77° 15' 25.8774" E | | 16 | 3162059.944| 720789.204 | 28° 34' 00.0685" N | 77° 15' 25.7816" E | | 17 | 3162058.664| 720763.544 | 28° 34' 00.0427" N | 77° 15' 24.8370" E | | 18 | 3162033.028| 720737.016 | 28° 33' 59.2265" N | 77° 15' 23.8435" E | | 19 | 3161994.577| 720728.944 | 28° 33' 57.9829" N | 77° 15' 23.5200" E | | 20 | 3161902.944| 720682.423 | 28° 33' 55.0360" N | 77° 15' 21.7454" E | | 21 | 3161892.695| 720660.715 | 28° 33' 54.7165" N | 77° 15' 20.9399" E | | 22 | 3161891.013| 720635.889 | 28° 33' 54.6771" N | 77° 15' 20.0257" E | | 23 | 3161907.901| 720617.391 | 28° 33' 55.2368" N | 77° 15' 19.3570" E | | 24 | 3161860.677| 720587.491 | 28° 33' 53.7217" N | 77° 15' 18.2246" E | | 25 | 3161854.174| 720549.831 | 28° 33' 53.5335" N | 77° 15' 16.8350" E | | 26 | 3161818.291| 720510.045 | 28° 33' 52.3927" N | 77° 15' 15.3469" E | | 27 | 3161830.649| 720498.881 | 28° 33' 52.8008" N | 77° 15' 14.9448" E | | 28 | 3161795.371| 720457.602 | 28° 33' 51.6806" N | 77° 15' 13.4022" E | +-------+------------+------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+ Coordinates have been retrieved from DWG/KML file submitted in the application on e-Forest portal by the user agency. *Exempted area = 8.69 Ha.

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