Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Ridge committee reviews parade ground land-use proposal near Rashtrapati Bhavan
In Delhi, there is a special green forest area called the Ridge.
A group called the Delhi Ridge Management Board watches over it.
The board received 34 requests to use Ridge land for different projects.
One request is about the President's Bodyguard parade ground near Rashtrapati Bhavan.
About 12.6 hectares of land may be used, including 7.58 hectares of protected Ridge land.
The board chose 10 of the 34 requests for a closer look by visiting the site.
Some inspections will be done by the board itself, and others by the Chief Conservator of Forests.
All inspections must be finished before August 20.
A proposal to use nearly 12.6 hectares at the President's Bodyguard parade ground near Rashtrapati Bhavan is among 34 projects under review.
About 7.58 hectares of the proposed parade ground land is protected Ridge land.
The Standing Committee of the Delhi Ridge Management Board selected 10 of 34 proposals for physical inspection.
Four proposals will be inspected by the Standing Committee and six by the Chief Conservator of Forests with committee members.
All physical inspections must be completed before August 20.
- Who
- The Standing Committee of the Delhi Ridge Management Board (SCDRMB) and the Chief Conservator of Forests
- What
- Reviewing 34 land-use, construction and infrastructure proposals, including one for nearly 12.6 hectares at the President's Bodyguard parade ground near Rashtrapati Bhavan, of which 7.58 hectares is protected Ridge land
- When
- Meeting held July 29; physical inspections to be completed before August 20
- Where
- Delhi, near Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Why
- To examine and inspect proposals involving use of Ridge land
- Committee
- Standing Committee of the Delhi Ridge Management Board (SCDRMB)
- Projects under review
- 34
- Proposals selected for physical inspection
- 10
- Parade ground land in proposal
- Nearly 12.6 hectares
- Protected Ridge land involved
- 7.58 hectares
- Inspection deadline
- Before August 20
- Meeting date
- July 29