The Indian Express   22.08.2012

DDA officials inspect flats in Vasant Kunj housing complex

Senior officials of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday visited Vasant Kunj housing complex, part of the DDA Housing Scheme 2010, to take stock of the situation. DDA sources claimed that this was part of a routine inspection to expedite work on ground. No action was taken against any official, they said.

Newsline had earlier had carried a series highlighting the condition of the 484 flats in Vasant Kunj, which were still under construction in Yamuna and Ganga blocks with exposed wires and broken furniture strewn all over.

A senior official said: “This was part of our routine inspection. Everything seems to be fine in Vasant Kunj. In fact, people are living in some of the flats. We hope to have the Yamuna and Ganga towers ready by December.”

Officials from DDA are expected to visit Dwarka and Rohini housing complexes also.

“In Dwarka, water is a problem and providing connections will take time. Meanwhile, we have asked discoms to expedite work of providing power connections to the complexes,” said the official.

On Saturday, senior engineers had inspected the 336 flats in Mukherjee Nagar where allottees were given possession in June, though the flats were not in a liveable condition. Four engineers were suspended for dereliction of duty, following the inspection .

While taking over charge last week, the DDA vice-chairman Sanjay Kumar Srivastava had promised action against officials who were found to be responsible for incomplete work at various housing sites under the DDA’s Housing Scheme 2010,