The Ridge Management Board in New Delhi has approved five development projects that will result in the felling or transplanting of 93 trees. The board has deferred a project by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to divert traffic through a forest, stating that a field visit is required. The approved projects include the construction of a laboratory complex, an administration block, a medical sciences institute, an office building, and an approach road. The central empowered committee of the Supreme Court will make the final decision on these projects.