HC stalled felling of 17k trees; NBCC to redesign and plan for minimum tree felling

The National Buildings Construction Corporation which is tasked with redeveloping half a dozen south Delhi colonies, along with the CPWD have resolved to rework and redesign plans for the redevelopment of the 7 colonies. The agencies will plant 1 million trees elsewhere in the city in lieu of cutting trees for construction purposes within the next tree months.