Supreme Court Permits Cutting of Over 400 Trees for Delhi-Agra Rail Line - 11.12.2019

Supreme Court has allowed the cutting of 452 trees for the construction of an additional track for the railway line connecting Delhi to Agra via Mathura, provided the mandatory compensatory afforestation is also undertaken. The Court also ordered Member Secretary of National Legal Service Authority of India to deploy an officer to inspect the site to prepare a periodical report, every three months until further orders, on the condition of saplings planted as part of afforestation.

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