India, Sept. 21 -- The forest and wildlife department of Delhi informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that no trees have been felled illegally or damaged for the construction of an integrated multi-sports arena in Dwarka's Sector 19-B. However, a total of 2,035 trees are likely to be impacted, the department said.

The submission was made following an inspection across the 20.27 hectare project site after a plea was filed in the tribunal alleging trees were felled without permission in the area.

The project is being executed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) through a private builder Omaxe Limited on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. The report, dated September 16, says the department carried out a detailed field ins...