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1 lakh trees chopped over 8 years for Metro, PWD projects in city [1]

Over one lakh trees were cut during 2006-2014 to make way for Delhi Metro and PWD projects, bringing down the city's green cover to 10% from the minimum desired level of 33%, a Delhi high court app

Publication Date: 
16/04/2015
Abhinav Garg [2]
Times Of India (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Delhi [4], Trees [5], Deforestation [6], Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) [7], Air Pollution [8], Vehicular Pollution [9], Urbanisation [10], Forests [11]

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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi-metro-rail-corporation-dmrc
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urbanisation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests