New Delhi: The much-awaited Phase IV project of the Delhi Metro, connecting Saket to Lajpat Nagar and Inderlok to Indraprastha, will rip through Delhi’s green lungs, the Ridge. But there is no public outcry. Delhi’s Ridge doesn’t stir public conscience any more. It has no patron saint. Snaking through central and southern Delhi, the metro project got the nod from the Supreme Court in April 2025 to chop more than 100 trees and construct inside the Aravalli Ridge—the city’s oldest and most contested green space.

Delhi’s Ridge is a mystery for many. Is it an endangered forest? Is it untapped gold for construction projects? Is it a den of crime?

Often referred to as Delhi’s ‘green lungs’, it is an extension of the Aravalli ranges and spans across Delhi, intersecting with monuments and moder

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