The Times of India 22.07.2017
DDA to float tenders for 3 smart cities
NEW DELHI: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will float the tenders for developing three
integrated sub-cities in Dwarka, Narela and Rohini next month and the
work for Yamuna river front development will start by October 2.
The housing and urban affairs (HUA) ministry set these timeslines for
DDA on Friday. It was also decided that all the three sub-cities will
have the features of smart cities
including round the clock water and electricity supply, 100% treatment
of both solid and liquid waste, rainwater harvesting and smart
lighting, to name a few. These sub-cities would be developed better
than any city developed by private players in the National Capital
Region, sources said.
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with smart features on available vacant lands at Dwarka (200 hectares),
Narela (218 hectares) and Rohini (259 hectares),” a HUA ministry
official said. He added that the developers will be selected by October.
The decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by HUA secretary Durga
Shanker Mishra and DDA vice-chairman Uday Pratap Singh besides other
senior officials.
DDA has assured the ministry to start Yamuna bank development works
over 500 acres along Old Railway Bridge-ITO barrage stretch October 2.
It was also decided that the road between Indira Gandhi International
Airport and Connaught Place will be developed to global standards by
March 2020. Final drawings for this will be approved by December. One of
the four alignments proposed by the consultant will be finalised early
next month.