# NGT disposes plea on Bijwasan rail project 95-acre land challenge 2026-08-21T21:27:25+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The National Green Tribunal has disposed of a plea challenging construction on about 95 acres of land for the Bijwasan rail project in Dwarka, citing a March 2026 Supreme Court judgement that already covered the issue. The applicant Naveen Solanki had argued that the 95 acres were part of a larger 125-acre forest area, with about 13,000 trees, and needed protection under the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980. The tribunal noted the Supreme Court had found the land was agricultural land acquired in 1986, allotted for the Bijwasan Integrated Passenger Terminal, and was not notified as forest or deemed forest in the Master Plan 2021. The NGT, in its August 7 order, directed that safeguards from the Supreme Court order apply to the 95 acres, including maximum efforts for tree transplantation, preservation of existing trees, and compensatory afforestation before work begins. ## Indian Opinion Analysis This order clears a key legal hurdle for the Bijwasan Integrated Passenger Terminal, a major railway hub planned in southwest Delhi. The disputed land was never officially classified as forest, which is why the court did not halt construction. The key next step is monitoring compliance with the compensatory afforestation and tree transplantation directions, as failure could invite fresh litigation. The project is part of broader efforts to decongest New Delhi railway station and improve connectivity to the airport and Dwarka. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Straight report of the NGT order and Supreme Court judgement with no added opinion or framing. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bijwasan rail project, Dwarka, National Green Tribunal, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ngt-disposes-plea-on-bijwasan-rail-project-95-acre-land-challenge/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ngt-disposes-plea-on-bijwasan-rail-project-95-acre-land-challenge/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/