NGT: Remove concrete around trees in Gurgaon

GURGAON: The National Green Tribunal has given the state government, MCG and HUDA time till April 20 to remove concrete enclosures around trees in the city and file a compliance report.

The green court had summoned officials of the state government, MCG, HUDA, forest department and power discom DHBVN on Thursday over non-compliance of guidelines issued by the Union Urban Development ministry regarding 'unscientific' concretization of trees. It was in the wake of a petition filed by city-based NGO Haryali Welfare Society, which had argued that concrete enclosures have been built around trees mindlessly, leaving them no breathing space them."