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

Detailed Summary

The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Department of Forests and Wildlife, issued a notification on February 13, 2026 (F.No.27088/WFD/COT/2025-26/15990) to grant an exemption under Section 29 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (Delhi Act 11 of 1994). This exemption, granted by the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, is for an area of 6.9531 hectare at Bijwasan Railway station, Sector-21, Dwarka, New Delhi, from the maximum one-hectare limitation stipulated under sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the Act. The exemption was sought by the Tree Officer (West Forest Division) following an application (ID no. 27088 on DPTA e-Forest portal) from Sh. Prabhat Kamal Pawan, JGM/Project, Rail Land Development Authority, for permission to transplant/fell 1293 trees for the development of the Bijwasan Railway station in an area of 6.9531 hectare. It is explicitly stated that this notification for exemption does not constitute permission for tree transplantation/felling, which will be considered independently by the Tree Officer under the provisions of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, the Delhi Preservation of Trees Rules, 1996, and other relevant guidelines and court orders.

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. Points Dimensions +-------+------------+------------+----------------------+----------------------+ | 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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