14,300 trees likely to be felled for Delhi Metro’s 3rd Phase – 20 March 2012, The Economic Times

Nearly 14,300 trees are likely to be felled during the construction work of Delhi Metro’s third phase. The “Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has submitted a tentative proposal indicating removal of 14,298 trees for construction of following of metro lines in Phase-III,” Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jayanthi Natarajan said in a written reply to Lok Sabha today.