Supreme Court Mandates Tree Census and Oversight of Delhi Tree Officer

• The Supreme Court has called for a tree census in Delhi and proposed the creation of a supervisory authority over the Tree Ocer under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994.

• The authority would verify the proper job of the Tree Ocer and supervise the permission granted for felling trees.

• The court proposed to set up a committee of experts to oversee the permission granted for felling trees in Delhi.

• The committee would investigate the depleting tree cover in the national capital and obtain declarations from all owners or occupants about the number of trees in their lands.