Overview

• Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa directed the Forest Department to pre-qualify agencies with proven expertise and advanced tree transplanter machines.
• The Forest Department has issued an Expression of Interest inviting applications for empanelment to carry out transplantation work in the capital.
• The EOI sets out detailed standards on technical capacity, prior experience, and machinery requirements to ensure safe and effective transplantation.
• Officials said past reliance on backhoe loaders damaged roots and contributed to poor survival, so only agencies with machines that lift intact root balls will be eligible.
• The initiative is presented as part of a broader plan to strengthen green cover, reduce dust pollution, and improve transplant success across Delhi.