New Delhi: Eight average trees cut every day in Delhi for the past five years – Starting August 2016 to August 2021 – RTI’s answer has revealed.
The reply stated that a total of 15,090 trees were cut in the city for the past five years for various projects, which included permissions provided to individuals and central agencies for their projects.
Vikrant Tongad’s environmental activist, who submitted RTI, said that every tree could meet the oxygen needs of around four people.
The anusap planted for compensation afforestation takes several years before they grow into an adult tree again.
“Data taken has a list of trees granted permission.
However, a large number of trees are cut illegally where there is no data available and therefore, the actual impact on Delhi green plants will be more,” Tongad said, which stated the life level of worship planted as part of compensation plantations is also needed to be monitored.
While Tongad has submitted a RTI application in 2018, he said he could receive an answer only on Wednesday.
“This is the latest data provided by the Delhi Government and Wildlife Department and related to the last five years,” activists said.
A senior forest and wildlife officials said the number 15,000 trees were conservative for a city that had a green cover of almost 25 percent.
“For five years, this figure is quite low and mostly includes permission for projects where tree logging is inevitable.
This is mostly a public project for greater benefits than Delhi residents,” the official said the permit was given to Some projects, including NHAI projects, NBCC projects and DMRC jobs.
The committee appointed by the Supreme Court of the previous five members this year stated the value of the tree to Rs 74,500 which increased with his age.
This includes the cost of producing oxygen and other benefits with the overall ecosystem.
More than 100 years trees are said to have an economical value of more than Rs 1 Crore.
The committee consists of members of the Soham Pandya expert, B K Maji, Niranjita Mitra, N K Mukarji and Sunita Narain.
According to the latest Indian forest reports released in 2019, Delhi’s green cover reached 21.9% (324 SQKM in the region).
In 2017, he reached 20.6%, or 305.4 SQKM of the total area of ​​Delhi.