Delhi and ridge but it failed to serve it’s purpose and now remains as an abandoned structure right in the heart of the central ridge

Between 1975 and 1977, four school sites were earmarked on the western face of the Ridge near New Rajinder Nagar.

In 1982 the NDMC, with amazing ruthlessness, cut down hundreds of trees to widen Shankar Road, ostensibly to cater to the increased traffic during the Asian Games

The construction of a pavilion by the Delhi Polo Association on the PBG polo ground, was met with serious objections but they were ignored and no action taken.

When the Master Plan for Delhi was formulated in 1962 the planners wanted a regional park to be established on the Ridge from Buddha Jayanti Park to Dhaula Kuan and beyond coveringthe land haven't stopped,” says Vikram Soni of the Citizens for Preservation of Quarries and Lake Wilderness, which has been working for the protection of the ridge.

That attempt was stopped because of the collective efforts of residents. However, the reprieve was short-lived. In 1996 came a proposal to build an international hotel complex of 13 luxury hotels in the ecologically sensitive region.

Some 14 water bodies that used to have water perennially have now dried up after the Army started its building activity and the Grand Hyatt hotel withdrawing water without permission.

The construction underway at the Vasant Kunj area in south Delhi, falling under the eco-fragile zone, caught the attention of the Supreme Court on 9 December 2005. The constructions for projects like shopping malls were being undertaken in