Dogmatix would have loved it

Now, sometime yesterday, outside my Maasi's house, there was this tree that was getting in the way of some odd thing, and it was decided, in good form, to cut down the offending fauna.

Now came into effect on of the newer, better, sensible laws that our government has passed. The police was called, you see, and they almost arrested my Maasi's servant for attempting to chop down the thing.

See, here's the thing. There is a law in Delhi that prohibits civilians from cutting down trees. It is now actually a criminal offence to chop down a tree in the city, and you can be arrested for doing so. There is, apparently, quite a hefty fine for doing the above.

The correct procedure, by the way, if you really have a decent and valid reason for getting rid of a tree, is to call the horticultural department, and they send someone over to do it for you, and of course, make a note so that they can replace the tree lost with three more planted.

Now, I don't often applaud the efforts of the Gorement of India, (Or Delhi, as the case may be, I'm not sure if its a center or state law), but credit must go where credit is due. This is a brilliant act, that will help preserve our city, and ensure it doesn't turn into one big dustbowl. See, its allright for a coastal city, like Mumbai to go all concrete jungle, cos they have this lovely breeze that will blow everything away. But if you're sitting on the edge of the Thar Desert, and you've blown the Aravalli's to bits, the least you can do is keep some tree cover to save yourself. And they've not lost sight of that. So everyone, all together now, Three Cheers for Gorement.

Hip, hip, Hurray.