Query
What is the ratio of trees that has to be planted to comply with the Pre-certification requirement, if any trees are cut?
Solution
The criterion requirement is same for pre-certification and certification.To compensate the cutting of existing trees on site and to meet the mandatory criteria, trees of same species or any other native/ noninvasive species have to be replanted on site in the proportion of 1:3 (Criterion 02, GRIHA Version 3). To achieve an additional point, trees in excess of 25% of the minimum requirement of 1:3 must be planted. Or we can say that to achieve 2 points, trees must be replanted in the ratio of approximately 1:4.