Delhi has become the first State in India to pass Tree Transplantation Policy.
A dedicated panel of government agencies with track record and experience of tree transplantation is being formed under the policy.
The agencies concerned will have to transplant 80 per cent of the trees affected by their projects to a new location.
The government will also form local committees, which will also include citizens, for checking, monitoring and certification of the tree transplantation exercise.
Payments for transplantation will be made after one year to ensure this, and if less than 80 per cent of the transplanted trees survive, payment will be deducted.