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The Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi exempts a 6.9531 hectare area for the development of Bijwasan Railway station from the one-hectare area limitation under Section 9(3) of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, using powers under Section 29.

Detailed Summary

The Department of Forests and Wildlife, National Capital Territory of Delhi, issued a notification on February 13, 2026, published on February 18, 2026, granting an exemption under Section 29 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (Delhi Act 11 of 1994). This exemption is for an area of 6.9531 hectares, specified in Annexure-A with detailed coordinates (WGS-84, UTM-43), from the maximum one-hectare area limitation stipulated under Section 9(3) of the said Act. The exemption is in public interest for the development of Bijwasan Railway station, Sector-21, Dwarka, New Delhi. This action follows an application (ID no. 27088) received by the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) from Sh. Prabhat Kamal Pawan, JGM/Project, Rail Land Development Authority, seeking permission for transplantation/felling of 1293 trees. The notification explicitly states that this exemption does not constitute permission for tree transplantation or felling; such applications must be considered separately and independently by the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) under the provisions of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, the Delhi Preservation of Trees Rules, 1996, and all relevant guidelines, directions, and court orders, with a focus on minimizing the number of affected trees. The notification was issued by order and in the name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, signed by Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Secretary (Environment & Forests).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-19022026-270316 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 57] DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026/MAGHA 29, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 472 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WILDLIFE NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 13th February, 2026 F.No.27088/WFD/COT/2025-26/15990.—WHEREAS, an application ID no. 27088 on DPTA e- Forest portal was received by the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) from Sh. Prabhat Kamal Pawan, JGM/Project, Rail Land Development Authority, Unit No. 702-B, 7th floor, Konnectus Tower-2, DMRC Building Ajmeri Gate, New Delhi-110002 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 1293 trees number of trees for development of Bijwasan Railway station, Sector-21, Dwarka, New Delhi in an area of 6.9531 hectare. WHEREAS, the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) after due application of mind, has sought exemption in respect of 6.9531hectare 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 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 6.9531 hectare (as perdetails in Annexure – A), from the limitation of maximum one hectare area under sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the said Act for development of Bijwasan Railway station, Sector-21, Dwarka, New Delhi with the following conditions: 1) This notification is being issued under Section 29 of the DPTA, 1994 only to exempt the 6.9531 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 development of Bijwasan Railway station, Sector-21, Dwarka, New Delhi 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 (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 transplantation / felling 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 for Development of Bijwasan Railway station, Sector-21, Dwarka, New Delhi. Exempted Area =6.9531 ha LEGEND:- Project Area Coordinate No. 000 Points Dimensions 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 Development of Bijwasan Railway station, Sector-21, Dwarka, New Delhi. +--------+------------+------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | S. NO. | NORTHING | EASTING | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE | +========+============+============+======================+======================+ | 1 | 3159617.237 | 701374.412 | 28° 32' 52.1031" N | 77° 03' 30.1057" E | | 2 | 3159709.03 | 701440.584 | 28° 32' 55.0472" N | 77° 03' 32.5974" E | | 3 | 3159800.823 | 701506.755 | 28° 32' 57.9912" N | 77° 03' 35.0891" E | | 4 | 3159924.131 | 701603.629 | 28° 33' 01.9415" N | 77° 03' 38.7300" E | | 5 | 3160019.46 | 701672.806 | 28° 33' 04.9986" N | 77° 03' 41.3346" E | | 6 | 3160092.439 | 701722.249 | 28° 33' 07.3409" N | 77° 03' 43.1992" E | | 7 | 3160169.985 | 701779.817 | 28° 33' 09.8270" N | 77° 03' 45.3657" E | | 8 | 3160263.552 | 701849.237 | 28° 33' 12.8267" N | 77° 03' 47.9782" E | | 9 | 3160294.636 | 701880.518 | 28° 33' 13.8187" N | 77° 03' 49.1484" E | | 10 | 3160318.054 | 701914.07 | 28° 33' 14.5604" N | 77° 03' 50.3973" E | | 11 | 3160348.871 | 701993.156 | 28° 33' 15.5169" N | 77° 03' 53.3256" E | | 12 | 3160379.688 | 702072.242 | 28° 33' 16.4734" N | 77° 03' 56.2539" E | | 13 | 3160424.651 | 702033.672 | 28° 33' 17.9552" N | 77° 03' 54.8638" E | | 14 | 3160407.711 | 702008.664 | 28° 33' 17.4190" N | 77° 03' 53.9333" E | | 15 | 3160405.553 | 701983.706 | 28° 33' 17.3629" N | 77° 03' 53.0139" E | | 16 | 3160371.258 | 701897.269 | 28° 33' 16.2976" N | 77° 03' 49.8130" E | | 17 | 3160336.963 | 701810.832 | 28° 33' 15.2322" N | 77° 03' 46.6121" E | | 18 | 3160226.988 | 701738.51 | 28° 33' 11.7012" N | 77° 03' 43.8825" E | | 19 | 3160246.606 | 701711.213 | 28° 33' 12.3536" N | 77° 03' 42.8909" E | | 20 | 3160290.51 | 701633.553 | 28° 33' 13.8227" N | 77° 03' 40.0624" E | | 21 | 3160274.304 | 701629.983 | 28° 33' 13.2985" N | 77° 03' 39.9208" E | | 22 | 3160256.391 | 701628.574 | 28° 33' 12.7175" N | 77° 03' 39.8576" E | | 23 | 3160242.709 | 701625.288 | 28° 33' 12.2750" N | 77° 03' 39.7281" E | | 24 | 3160236.508 | 701624.438 | 28° 33' 12.0741" N | 77° 03' 39.6929" E | | 25 | 3160227.059 | 701621.916 | 28° 33' 11.7687" N | 77° 03' 39.5942" E | | 26 | 3160241.799 | 701596.682 | 28° 33' 12.2615" N | 77° 03' 38.6754" E | | 27 | 3160243.938 | 701588.514 | 28° 33' 12.3355" N | 77° 03' 38.3764" E | | 28 | 3160242.49 | 701581.98 | 28° 33' 12.2921" N | 77° 03' 38.1351" E | | 29 | 3160236.964 | 701565.855 | 28° 33' 12.1217" N | 77° 03' 37.5385" E | | 30 | 3160238.74 | 701546.772 | 28° 33' 12.1900" N | 77° 03' 36.8378" E | | 31 | 3160233.517 | 701541.631 | 28° 33' 12.0233" N | 77° 03' 36.6454" E | | 32 | 3160234.155 | 701536.302 | 28° 33' 12.0470" N | 77° 03' 36.4498" E | | 33 | 3160232.22 | 701534.057 | 28° 33' 11.9854" N | 77° 03' 36.3660" E | | 34 | 3160230.053 | 701535.463 | 28° 33' 11.9142" N | 77° 03' 36.4164" E | | 35 | 3160229.386 | 701541.687 | 28° 33' 11.8891" N | 77° 03' 36.6449" E | | 36 | 3160231.648 | 701549.764 | 28° 33' 11.9580" N | 77° 03' 36.9434" E | | 37 | 3160232.53 | 701554.729 | 28° 33' 11.9839" N | 77° 03' 37.1265" E | | 38 | 3160233.004 | 701560.829 | 28° 33' 11.9959" N | 77° 03' 37.3512" E | | 39 | 3160227.599 | 701572.107 | 28° 33' 11.8141" N | 77° 03' 37.7626" E | | 40 | 3160217.161 | 701577.698 | 28° 33' 11.4720" N | 77° 03' 37.9616" E | | 41 | 3160209.319 | 701574.989 | 28° 33' 11.2188" N | 77° 03' 37.8570" E | | 42 | 3160199.171 | 701576.53 | 28° 33' 10.8884" N | 77° 03' 37.9073" E | | 43 | 3160193.602 | 701581.232 | 28° 33' 10.7049" N | 77° 03' 38.0767" E | | 44 | 3160191.044 | 701587.708 | 28° 33' 10.6182" N | 77° 03' 38.3133" E | | 45 | 3160198.583 | 701589.82 | 28° 33' 10.8619" N | 77° 03' 38.3957" E | | 46 | 3160196.282 | 701596.763 | 28° 33' 10.7833" N | 77° 03' 38.6496" E | | 47 | 3160189.725 | 701594.562 | 28° 33' 10.5716" N | 77° 03' 38.5645" E | | 48 | 3160188.221 | 701601.872 | 28° 33' 10.5186" N | 77° 03' 38.8324" E | | 49 | 3160184.592 | 701604.598 | 28° 33' 10.3993" N | 77° 03' 38.9304" E | | 50 | 3160177.432 | 701602.66 | 28° 33' 10.1678" N | 77° 03' 38.8546" E | | 51 | 3160176.864 | 701605.133 | 28° 33' 10.1480" N | 77° 03' 38.9452" E | | 52 | 3160182.008 | 701611.594 | 28° 33' 10.3115" N | 77° 03' 39.1861" E | | 53 | 3160177.063 | 701619.022 | 28° 33' 10.1467" N | 77° 03' 39.4561" E | | 54 | 3160170.679 | 701620.873 | 28° 33' 09.9384" N | 77° 03' 39.5202" E | | 55 | 3160157.951 | 701614.971 | 28° 33' 09.5283" N | 77° 03' 39.2951" E | | 56 | 3160155.217 | 701623.27 | 28° 33' 09.4349" N | 77° 03' 39.5986" E | | 57 | 3160162.396 | 701626.392 | 28° 33' 09.6663" N | 77° 03' 39.7179" E | | 58 | 3160162.219 | 701630.995 | 28° 33' 09.6580" N | 77° 03' 39.8871" E | | 59 | 3160153.419 | 701635.158 | 28° 33' 09.3699" N | 77° 03' 40.0347" E | | 60 | 3160140.212 | 701633.021 | 28° 33' 08.9422" N | 77° 03' 39.9477" E | | 61 | 3160137.139 | 701629.004 | 28° 33' 08.8446" N | 77° 03' 39.7980" E | | 62 | 3160138.567 | 701621.026 | 28° 33' 08.8955" N | 77° 03' 39.5055" E | | 63 | 3160135.722 | 701614.527 | 28° 33' 08.8067" N | 77° 03' 39.2647" E | | 64 | 3160136.37 | 701607.19 | 28° 33' 08.8318" N | 77° 03' 38.9952" E | | 65 | 3160142.818 | 701604.595 | 28° 33' 09.0427" N | 77° 03' 38.9039" E | | 66 | 3160146.352 | 701599.524 | 28° 33' 09.1603" N | 77° 03' 38.7196" E | | 67 | 3160143.052 | 701594.866 | 28° 33' 09.0557" N | 77° 03' 38.5462" E | | 68 | 3160137.364 | 701592.179 | 28° 33' 08.8725" N | 77° 03' 38.4437" E | | 69 | 3160131.521 | 701587.423 | 28° 33' 08.6854" N | 77° 03' 38.2651" E | | 70 | 3160131.732 | 701582.851 | 28° 33' 08.6948" N | 77° 03' 38.0971" E | | 71 | 3160135.953 | 701580.736 | 28° 33' 08.8331" N | 77° 03' 38.0220" E | | 72 | 3160130.248 | 701575.045 | 28° 33' 08.6510" N | 77° 03' 37.8091" E | | 73 | 3160127.041 | 701570.889 | 28° 33' 08.5492" N | 77° 03' 37.6542" E | | 74 | 3160129.821 | 701566.697 | 28° 33' 08.6418" N | 77° 03' 37.5018" E | | 75 | 3160134.351 | 701566.089 | 28° 33' 08.7892" N | 77° 03' 37.4823" E | | 76 | 3160140.165 | 701568.416 | 28° 33' 08.9767" N | 77° 03' 37.5715" E | | 77 | 3160144.312 | 701569.509 | 28° 33' 09.1108" N | 77° 03' 37.6143" E | | 78 | 3160150.677 | 701567.258 | 28° 33' 09.3188" N | 77° 03' 37.5356" E | | 79 | 3160153.857 | 701563.591 | 28° 33' 09.4241" N | 77° 03' 37.4027" E | | 80 | 3160152.713 | 701558.656 | 28° 33' 09.3897" N | 77° 03' 37.2205" E | | 81 | 3160145.475 | 701556.992 | 28° 33' 09.1556" N | 77° 03' 37.1547" E | | 82 | 3160144.742 | 701550.556 | 28° 33' 09.1353" N | 77° 03' 36.9175" E | | 83 | 3160148.666 | 701547.59 | 28° 33' 09.2644" N | 77° 03' 36.8109" E | | 84 | 3160146.401 | 701544.949 | 28° 33' 09.1924" N | 77° 03' 36.7124" E | | 85 | 3160144.485 | 701539.21 | 28° 33' 09.1333" N | 77° 03' 36.5001" E | | 86 | 3160147.667 | 701532.942 | 28° 33' 09.2402" N | 77° 03' 36.2715" E | | 87 | 3160151.992 | 701529.665 | 28° 33' 09.3825" N | 77° 03' 36.1537" E | | 88 | 3160164.528 | 701526.493 | 28° 33' 09.7913" N | 77° 03' 36.0450" E | | 89 | 3160166.255 | 701520.317 | 28° 33' 09.8509" N | 77° 03' 35.8189" E | | 90 | 3160163.665 | 701518.841 | 28° 33' 09.7676" N | 77° 03' 35.7630" E | | 91 | 3160158.267 | 701522.713 | 28° 33' 09.5901" N | 77° 03' 35.9020" E | | 92 | 3160140.98 | 701521.282 | 28° 33' 09.0295" N | 77° 03' 35.8385" E | | 93 | 3160135.369 | 701522.214 | 28° 33' 08.8468" N | 77° 03' 35.8692" E | | 94 | 3160127.592 | 701524.758 | 28° 33' 08.5928" N | 77° 03' 35.9578" E | | 95 | 3160124.167 | 701527.03 | 28° 33' 08.4803" N | 77° 03' 36.0392" E | | 96 | 3160117.641 | 701539.859 | 28° 33' 08.2612" N | 77° 03' 36.5070" E | | 97 | 3160113.844 | 701544.069 | 28° 33' 08.1356" N | 77° 03' 36.6594" E | | 98 | 3160115.373 | 701548.009 | 28° 33' 08.1830" N | 77° 03' 36.8053" E | | 99 | 3160103.058 | 701560.565 | 28° 33' 07.7761" N | 77° 03' 37.2593" E | | 100 | 3160086.014 | 701585.313 | 28° 33' 07.2088" N | 77° 03' 38.1587" E | | 101 | 3160093.082 | 701587.507 | 28° 33' 07.4371" N | 77° 03' 38.2439" E | | 102 | 3160093.84 | 701591.154 | 28° 33' 07.4597" N | 77° 03' 38.3785" E | | 103 | 3160090.489 | 701596.336 | 28° 33' 07.3479" N | 77° 03' 38.5670" E | | 104 | 3160082.461 | 701599.291 | 28° 33' 07.0856" N | 77° 03' 38.6706" E | | 105 | 3160103.05 | 701631.853 | 28° 33' 07.7360" N | 77° 03' 39.8812" E | | 106 | 3160112.772 | 701640.088 | 28° 33' 08.0471" N | 77° 03' 40.1903" E | | 107 | 3160113.818 | 701643.323 | 28° 33' 08.0793" N | 77° 03' 40.3099" E | | 108 | 3160109.163 | 701645.959 | 28° 33' 07.9267" N | 77° 03' 40.4039" E | | 109 | 3160100.683 | 701644.493 | 28° 33' 07.6521" N | 77° 03' 40.3446" E | | 110 | 3160092.131 | 701644.227 | 28° 33' 07.3745" N | 77° 03' 40.3294" E | | 111 | 3160084.036 | 701645.754 | 28° 33' 07.1108" N | 77° 03' 40.3805" E | | 112 | 3160080.163 | 701649.358 | 28° 33' 06.9830" N | 77° 03' 40.5106" E | | 113 | 3160079.35 | 701654.347 | 28° 33' 06.9538" N | 77° 03' 40.6936" E | | 114 | 3160080.29 | 701660.247 | 28° 33' 06.9810" N | 77° 03' 40.9112" E | | 115 | 3160077.81 | 701664.724 | 28° 33' 06.8980" N | 77° 03' 41.0742" E | | 116 | 3160069.172 | 701668.64 | 28° 33' 06.6153" N | 77° 03' 41.2128" E | | 117 | 3160065.004 | 701668.965 | 28° 33' 06.4798" N | 77° 03' 41.2221" E | | 118 | 3160060.549 | 701666.197 | 28° 33' 06.3366" N | 77° 03' 41.1175" E | | 119 | 3160058.744 | 701662.335 | 28° 33' 06.2802" N | 77° 03' 40.9743" E | | 120 | 3160059.205 | 701658.992 | 28° 33' 06.2970" N | 77° 03' 40.8517" E | | 121 | 3160058.535 | 701656.902 | 28° 33' 06.2764" N | 77° 03' 40.7744" E | | 122 | 3160054.739 | 701655.634 | 28° 33' 06.1539" N | 77° 03' 40.7253" E | | 123 | 3160043.54 | 701655.159 | 28° 33' 05.7904" N | 77° 03' 40.7008" E | | 124 | 3160029.713 | 701645.857 | 28° 33' 05.3466" N | 77° 03' 40.3499" E | | 125 | 3160013.113 | 701624.475 | 28° 33' 04.8195" N | 77° 03' 39.5530" E | | 126 | 3159989.66 | 701599.298 | 28° 33' 04.0719" N | 77° 03' 38.6122" E | | 127 | 3159978.659 | 701601.592 | 28° 33' 03.7134" N | 77° 03' 38.6896" E | | 128 | 3159943.953 | 701575.536 | 28° 33' 02.6009" N | 77° 03' 37.7093" E | | 129 | 3159943.144 | 701566.932 | 28° 33' 02.5794" N | 77° 03' 37.3923" E | | 130 | 3159932.874 | 701562.885 | 28° 33' 02.2481" N | 77° 03' 37.2370" E | | 131 | 3159864.709 | 701523.37 | 28° 33' 00.0566" N | 77° 03' 35.7406" E | | 132 | 3159839.261 | 701504.506 | 28° 32' 59.2407" N | 77° 03' 35.0307" E | | 133 | 3159828.446 | 701484.233 | 28° 32' 58.9008" N | 77° 03' 34.2782" E | | 134 | 3159721.146 | 701417.527 | 28° 32' 55.4535" N | 77° 03' 31.7571" E | | 135 | 3159636.003 | 701349.826 | 28° 32' 52.7263" N | 77° 03' 29.2134" E | +--------+------------+------------+----------------------+----------------------+ Coordinates have been retrieved from KML file submitted in the application by the user agency using WGS-84, UTM-43. **Exempted area = 6.9531 Hac

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