India, Jan. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that it will permit the DDA to fell additional trees in the Delhi Ridge area only after it is fully satisfied that its earlier directions on afforestation and ecological restoration have been complied with.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing an application filed by the Delhi Development Authority seeking permission to fell 473 trees for a road-widening project connecting to the Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (CAPFIMS) here.

The CAPFIMS is a major healthcare and educational project in Maidangarhi, Delhi, providing specialized medical services, nursing education, and paramedical training for personnel and ...