Municipal Corporation Of Delhi — Management of trees in I BLOCK C R PARK, NEW DELHI -110019

I am an ordinary citizen living at I-1649, GF, C. R. PARK, NEW DELHI -110 019 for the last 19 years.

In the vicinity of my house, there are many trees planted years back -no one knows when it was planted. While it brings solace to our senses during monsoons and autumn, it brings as well miseries to the people living in the form of bodily injury to the people & damage to the properties -both public and private as these trees are not pruned at regular intervals. Despite our requests to the MDC horticulture department, I have not seen any improvement during the 19 Years I have been staying in C R PARK, BLOCK I COLONY, South East Delhi.

Very recently some branches fell off in our compound. By God’s grace, nobody was then in the compound nor any car parked therein. We avoided a mini-disaster. I brought this fact to the knowledge of Mr. Ajit, supervisor of the Horticulture section housed at C R PARK, H Block (his contact no: +[protected]. He then visited our premises on 25th July 2022 and told my wife (as I was then not available at home) that I shall have to submit my photo - A-4 size and an Affidavit declaring that the tree branch/es may fall off any time on our cars parked in the compound of the building that may result in human and property loss. Unless we comply with this rule, the Horticulture dept under MCD cannot do anything. I have not received the SOFT COPY of the Affidavit yet. To add an insult to the injury we were told that this work (cutting/pruning the branches of the trees) would take at least 1 month after the DEPT RECEIVE my A-4 size photo and affidavit.

Human loss and or property damage is secondary to the DMC RULE, it appears.

Would it be possible for MCD to immediately address this concern of the residents of I BLOCK, C. R PARK, New Delhi 110019? Awaiting your early response

S K Nag, 27th July 2022