Green nod for housing in Vasant Kunj Pocket B

The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has given the green nod for the construction of a group housing project in Vasant Kunj Sector B, Pocket 1 in south Delhi, recommending it to the apex court for final approval.

- Jasjeev Gandhiok

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CEC said that despite 85% of the proposed project site — 4,553 sqm out of a total 5,353 sqm — lying within the morphological ridge, a zone accorded the same legal protections as Delhi's notified ridge areas, none of the 23 trees on the project site is being felled for the project.

In its report to the apex court dated May 14, CEC also said that the land, while classified as part of the morphological ridge, is largely flat and surrounded by existing Delhi Development Authority (DDA) residential development.

The project is being executed by a private developer, who has been directed to ensure no trees on the site are either felled or translocated.

Of the 23 trees on site, 19 were found to be healthy by CEC during an inspection, three were dried out, and one had been rehabilitated after falling recently.