They have alleged that noted ecologist professor C R Babu is cutting down trees, bushes and other plants in the ridge as part of the new plantation programme. S K S Yadav, a morning walker who is also a senior Delhi government official, has sought the intervention of National Green Tribunal, in his personal capacity, to stop the tree cutting.
Yadav claims that while walking on October 9, he noticed about 200 students led by the DU professor were engaged in "cutting and removing" trees, bushes, herbs and plants from the area between Khyber Pass to St Stephen's College on North Campus.
DU's Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE) is ready to tackle any queries on the plantation. "Let them file a petition. We will have replies for everything. People don't understand the conservation measures. Invasive species have taken over the space of native ridge species. We are planting about 50,000 saplings to bring back birds and animals to their habitat. The only way is to prune branches to allow sunlight," Babu said.
As part of the plantation programme, DDA has handed over a large part of Northern Ridge to CEMDE scientists. They will prune canopies of Prosopis juliflora or vilayati keekar, a highly invasive species that has usurped the ridge. These gaps in the cover will let sunlight reach the forest floor, where the team is planting 15 native Aravali species. Babu clarified that not a single tree has been cut; only a few branches have been pruned.
CEMDE had developed the 'cut-root-stock' method for lantana, another invasive species, that is now used in many protected areas like Rajaji National Park. "The Delhi ridge has already lost many species. Even Convention of Biological Diversity mandates that invasive species be removed from forests for rich biodiversity. What professor Babu has planned is scientific and can help get back the dry, deciduous nature of Delhi forests," said Faiyaz Khudsar, scientist in charge of Yamuna Biodiversity Park.
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