301 Delhi colonies will have to wait for regularisation -Governance Now

301 Delhi colonies will have to wait for regularisation

Out of the 301, around 150 colonies are on forest land, some are scattered and do not have one localized habitat and some did not exist in the map from 2002

Jasleen Kaur | August 29, 2012

The Delhi government on Wednesday notified 917 unauthorised colonies as regularized. These colonies were among 1,218 which were issued provisional regularization certificates (PRCs) in 2008 just before the assembly elections. But after four years, only 917 colonies are being regularized.

All the remaining 301 colonies, including 150 on forest or ridge land, few on government land, and the remaining on the land of archeological survey of India that are disputed, will also be legalized, ensures the the ministry of urban development of Delhi government.

It says that 917 colonies were selected on the basis of pictures collected through geospatial system and the government has demarcated the boundaries after getting the nod from various agencies.

“Around 150 colonies are on forests land for which we’ll have to take permission from the government of India. Some of the colonies are scattered and do not have one localized habitat and some did not exist in the map of 2002,” says R Chandra Mohan, principal secretary, urban development ministry of the Delhi government.

He said the government received many applications and this is just the first round of regularizing colonies in the national capital. “We will study the colonies that are not regularized now and we’ll see what can be done. The process will take some time,” he added.

After regularisation, land use of the 917 colonies will change to residential. Also, building plans will be approved and they will be provided with civic amenities and addresses, he said.

“Earlier only basic amenities were being provided so that people do not suffer but now they will be developed like any other regularized colony,” Chandra Mohan added.

He said banks and other financial institutions should also provide loan for the construction of houses. “They should not have any problem but it will depend on what kind of security they want because many of these colonies are located in the villages in NCR.”

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit has ensured 30 lakh people from 917 colonies will be benefited and no house will be demolished in any of the remaining colonies.

Comments

Other News

Report of India’s G20 Task Force on Digital Public Infrastructure released

The final ‘Report of India’s G20 Task Force on Digital Public Infrastructure’ by ‘India’s G20 Task Force on Digital Public Infrastructure for Economic Transformation, Financial Inclusion and Development’ was released in New Delhi on Monday. The Task Force was led by the

How the Great War of Mahabharata was actually a world war

Mahabharata: A World War By Gaurang Damani Sanganak Prakashan, 317 pages, Rs 300 Gaurang Damani, a Mumbai-based el

Budget expectations, from job creation to tax reforms…

With the return of the NDA to power in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, all eyes are now on finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s full budget for the FY 2024-25. The interim budget presented in February was a typical vote-on-accounts, allowing the outgoing government to manage expenses in

How to transform rural landscapes, design 5G intelligent villages

Futuristic technologies such as 5G are already here. While urban users are reaping their benefits, these technologies also have a potential to transform rural areas. How to unleash that potential is the question. That was the focus of a workshop – “Transforming Rural Landscape:

PM Modi visits Rosatom Pavilion at VDNKh in Moscow

Prime minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by president Vladimir Putin, visited the All Russian Exhibition Centre, VDNKh, in Moscow Tuesday. The two leaders toured the Rosatom Pavilion at VDNKh. The Rosatom pavilion, inaugurated in November 2023, is one of the largest exhibitions on the histo

Let us pledge to do what we can for environment: President

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday morning spent some time at the sea beach of the holy city of Puri, a day after participating in the annual Rath Yatra. Later she penned her thoughts about the experience of being in close commune with nature. In a message posted on X, she said: