New Delhi, March 16 -- With the creation of two new districts in Delhi last year, the city's forest divisions have now also been realigned. Forest officials said the changes ensure that ecologically significant stretches of the Delhi Ridge now fall within single forest divisions, eliminating the earlier overlap that often led to operational confusion.

A gazette notification issued by the Delhi government on February 27 has formally redrawn the boundaries of the Capital's four forest divisions - Central, North, West and South - with immediate effect. HT has seen a copy of the notification. Officials said the move will streamline deployment of staff and reduce response times for forest- and wildlife-related complaints.

"The exercise will ...