Tree transplantation in cities have no method; doesn't help green cover

With poor transplanting methods and shoddy aftercare, trees stand a poor chance of survival, show examples from across India

On August 16, the Delhi Government gave permission to the National Highway Authority of India to axe 6,600 trees to build a third ring road for the capital city on the condition that 4,365 of these would be transplanted.

Up to 40 big projects in New Delhi have been approved on the condition of tree transplantation, including the Central Vista Project which could require a large number of trees to be felled. The Delhi Government's Tree Transplantation Policy of December 2020 requires building agencies to transplant 80% of the trees they uproot.

Will tree transplantation, the process of replanting uprooted