Summary:
Fresh on the heels of the row that erupted in south Delhi over the felling of over 16,000 trees for a housing project, Gurgaon is also facing a mass felling of trees in the Old Gurgaon area. While the authorities have stated they will plant saplings in lieu of the cut trees, activists from the city say that is not enough. At a time when we should plant more trees and increase green cover in our cities, places like Gurgaon are doing the opposite.” Uttarakhand-based green activist Ramesh Kumar Mumukshu, who has been part of the Chipko Movement for almost 30 years, was at the protes. The trees in question are Khejri trees, which inspired the original Chipko Movement in the 1970s and according to activists, they are one of the rare varieties that give oxygen all day long..