The Delhi High Court asked the Centre and civic body CPWD on Monday to respond to a plea seeking that no environment clearance (EC) be granted to cut of trees for the expansion and renovation of the Parliament building here, which is part of the Central Vista Redevelopment project.
Justice Rajiv Shakdher issued notice to the Ministry of Housing and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) seeking their stand on the application moved by a Delhi resident opposing cutting of trees for the expansion work.
The judge said the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the ministry which is scheduled to hear CPWD’s application for EC on Tuesday can take a decision, but it will have to be immediately placed before the court.
The application was moved by the petitioner — Lt Col (retd) Anuj Srivastava — in his main petition opposing the Central Vista project on the ground that it involves a change in land use of the green area adjoining Rajpath and Vijay Chowk for building a new Parliament and government offices.-PTI news
