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Issue 7
November 27, 2007

 Tree Authority has its first meeting

The very first meeting of the Tree Authority made clear to the civil society representatives that the issue of planning all constructions and projects around trees will have to be campaigned outside in the public space as the body itself has little role beyond information sharing.

Issue 6
July 23, 2007

 Clearance to Commonwealth Games Village illegal: Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan

A grouping of citizens and civil society organisations, Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan (YJA), has alleged that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has gone ahead with the plans to build the Commonwealth Games Village on the Yamuna riverbed overriding serious concerns expressed by the Expert Appraisal Committee of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) that studied the proposal in 2006.

Issue 5
May 08, 2007

 Missing trees and some numbers: An audit of HCBS project site

A team from the Trees For Delhi forum undertook a tree audit on Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg on 8th & 9th of April 2007. The objectives of the audit were broadly to verify the accuracy of tree count as stated in the official records, to assess how many trees had been transplanted, to find out status of trees that have been saved and to explore ways to save trees.

Issue 4
March 12, 2007

 NGO recommendations on planned DMRC-link through Delhi Ridge

Delhi-based Environmentalists spurred into action last month following reports of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) planning a segment of Mehrauli to Gurgaon line that would cut-through the Delhi-ridge forest area, believed to be one of the oldest geographical entities in the world.

Issue 2
January 06, 2007

 Environmental Equity and Justice Partnership meet held in Delhi

A day-long meet of Environmental Equity and Justice Partnership (EEJP) grant winners, an initiative of the Just Environment Charitable Trust, was held recently to brain storm on the progress and challenges pertaining their projects being supported under two programmes: Environmental Small Grants targeted at grassroots organisations and Environmental Fellowships targeted at young leaders.

Issue 1
December 06, 2006

 Lal Kuan: Progress from silicosis to hopeful future

Many hills were flattened and spaces carved out for the making of the capital city of New Delhi. Behind the grandeur of the city lie the heartbreaking stories of those who have paid the price for it. Lal Kuan, a small urban village near the Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, is fighting to save itself from being reduced to a victim in this saga of brutal urbanisation.