New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has put on hold a controversial project that required the cutting of 17,000 trees in the national capital. The trees were to be cut to make way for government officers' houses and a commercial complex. "You want to cut thousands of trees for housing. Can Delhi afford this?" the judge asked the government-run National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), which is overseeing the project. The court also asked if the tree-cutting was approved by the green tribunal.

The plan provoked huge protests in Delhi, with the government's assurance that an equal number of saplings will be planted to make up for the loss of trees being rubbished by residents.
 

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