Gurugram, Nov. 3 -- The Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has identified 5,249 trees that may need to be felled for the construction of the second phase of the Gurugram Metro from Sector 9 to Cyber City. The metro corporation has asked the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to seek permission from the forest department for their removal.

The proposed corridor passes through Old Gurugram, Palam Vihar, Sector 22 and Udyog Vihar.

In a letter to GMDA, GMRL said it had prepared an inventory of trees falling within the proposed Metro alignment and the right of way (RoW) under GMDA's jurisdiction. It requested the authority to initiate the statutory approval process with the forest department to facilitate timely execution of ...