It thereafter took a favourable judgment by the Delhi High Court in a writ petition filed by DDA for grant of permission by Department of Environment, GNCTD, on July 26, 2022, along with constant nudging by the L-G, for the permissions to be finally granted on August 1, 2022. However, DDA source also said that after not getting positive response from the Delhi Chief Minister, the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) directed DDA to move a writ petition in the High Court seeking a direction to the Department of Environment, to grant permission for the project.

However, despite the DDA fulfilling all requisite formalities that include financial compensation as well as providing land for compensatory afforestation, the Environment and Forest Department headed by Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai kept sitting on the application for granting permission for works to be commenced on this critical project of national importance, the source added.

The source further said that the inordinate delays of more than two years by the Environment and Forest Department, headed by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government, had withheld works and tenders amounting to Rs 69.72 crore, which had been awarded by the DDA way back in February 2020.Īfter completion of survey and other ground exercises, the DDA moved for permission of tree translocation and related afforestation on November 2, 2020. New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS): The flooding of runways, terminals and surroundings of the premier Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport that made headlines and caused global embarrassment for the nation's capital can now get addressed as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is going to start upgrading the drainage system.Īn official from DDA said that the upgrading and enhancing the drainage system is finally being started by DDA to address the problems of flooding at IGI and other adjoining sectors of Dwarka.

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