The National Green Tribunal has junked a plea challenging a road-widening project being carried out by DLF and Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) in Sector 55-56. A bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim rejected the plea filed by a former IFS officer noting that the widening project was being carried out on a sector road (Golf Course Road) and not a National Highway. “On facts, we notice that the area comes within the sectors 55 and 56 and it is reasonable to believe that it not a National Highway,” the bench said. A total of 11,000 trees have been planted, the tribunal noted. The judgment came on a plea filed by retired Indian Forest Service officer Rajinder Krishan Sharma alleging that DLF and HUDA have undertaken a road widening project in contravention of environmental laws, resulting in the total destruction of trees in the area.

Source: Hindustan Times October 25, 2017 17:33 UTC