India, April 17 -- An environmentalist has alleged that forest department officials in Gurugram facilitated the illegal felling of multiple trees in DLF Phase 1 and surrounding areas, in clear violation of the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA), despite the matter being sub judice in the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

The complaint, submitted on Wednesday, to the forest protection division of the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) and the office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Haryana, calls for urgent disciplinary action against the officials involved and an immediate halt to all tree felling permissions in the city.

According to the complainant, forest officials deliberately misrepresented tre...