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New Indian Express
5 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
L-G VK Saxena permits felling 27 trees to make way for flyover
NEW DELHI: L-G VK Saxena on Wednesday permitted cutting or transplanting 27 trees in a 2.16-hectare area coming in way of a flyover project in Nand Nagri in the city's northeast. The construction of a 1.5-km flyover between Mandoli prison and the Gagan Cinema intersection has been underway since 2023. 'In a major decision that would help clear the last hurdle in the way of infrastructure development in Northeast Delhi, L-G VK Saxena has granted approval for the exemption of a 2.16-hectare area for transplantation/cutting of 27 trees for a flyover project at the Nand Nagri-Gagan cinema junction,' a PWD statement said. The flyover was supposed to be completed last year, but the project hit a roadblock because of trees in the way, PWD said. The agency said the tree cutting permission was granted under Section 29 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, and after consultation with the Department of Forest. According to forest officials, PWD had submitted a formal request to it seeking permission to transplant trees for the construction of the project. The PWD said the proposal has already been cleared by the environment department, the chief secretary, the environment minister, and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. 'This flyover project will address the long-pending issue of traffic jams and commuting in the area,' it added.
Indian Express
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
Delhi's first centre of excellence for sports opens at Dwarka
L-G V K Saxena inaugurated on Thursday Delhi's first centre of excellence for sports at Dwarka's Sector 8, which houses state-of-the-art amenities for multiple disciplines, including boxing, weightlifting, wrestling and taekwondo. In a statement, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) – which has developed the facility – said the centre is spread across 23.3 acres of land. 'The indoor facilities feature dedicated spaces for weightlifting, table tennis, yoga, and aerobics. The outdoor sports have six synthetic turf courts for lawn tennis, as many courts for badminton, four basketball courts, two courts each for netball and volleyball, and four courts for pickleball,' the DDA said. The complex is also equipped with an open-air gym, a dedicated jogging track, and an Olympic-size swimming pool, it added. Future expansion projects of the complex include a combined football and hockey ground, a synthetic athletic track, a skating rink, a speed track, and a children's park. Additionally, there is a modern conference hall equipped with high-end Internet and audio-visual equipment with a seating capacity of 100, a cafeteria, a restaurant, and banqueting facilities. The DDA further said that professional coaching in all sports, with a focus on boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, and taekwondo, will be provided at the facility. It added that three additional centres of excellence are being developed at Rohini and Dwarka. The event was also attended by South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Bijwasan MLA Kailash Gahlot, and DDA Vice-Chairman N Saravana Kumar. The DDA stated that three additional Centres of Excellence are in development: an aquatics centre at Rohini Sector 33; a tennis and shooting facility at Dwarka Sector 19; and a football and hockey centre at Dwarka Sector 23. The DDA currently operates 17 sports complexes and three golf courses across Delhi.
