new delhi under the direction of delhi high court the public works department pwd has planted 30 grown trees along ring road on south extension part 2 but to make space for the plants big holes have been dug on the footpaths and the road up to andrews ganj the large uncovered holes and tiles lying on the roadside now pose a risk for pedestriansthe footpaths will be repaired soon said a pwd official since it was the direction of the delhi high court to plant trees in south extension we had to dig some holes on the footpaths there has been a lot of damage but we will repair it before the g20 summit said the officialthe official further said there was also a plan to plant trees on the central verge of this stretch the species that have been selected for plantation include pilkhan jamun kadam and amaltaason the stretch there are several highend shops and the area is congested because of heavy movement of vehicles during a visit to the site toi found that some of the newly planted trees had already started witheringsouth extension market is one of the areas that has been selected for development as part of the g20 preparationsearlier the high court had asked the delhi government to explore the possibility of planting trees opposite the supreme court building so that passersby could enjoy the view the court was hearing a petition of contempt of court with regard to felling of trees by the pwd on vikas marg in east delhi in september last year the department planted 12 different species of trees in areas around sundar nagar and near supreme courtthe court had also reprimanded the department for cutting trees during various road redevelopment projects