Indian Express 24.08.2010
‘Ready with layout plans, govt delaying nod’
Express News Service Tags : corporation, unauthorised colonies Posted: Tue Aug 24 2010, 02:37 hrs
New Delhi: Unauthorised colonies:MCD says ‘irresponsible’ Delhi govt needs to become sensitive to needs of such colonies
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday said it has been unable to make any headway in passing the layout plans of unauthorised colonies, which were issued provisional regularisation certificates earlier, due to delay on the part of the Delhi government.
Subhash Arya, Leader of MCD House, claimed the agency was prepared to pass the layout plans of these colonies “but it has not been possible to make a headway due to the irresponsible attitude of the Delhi government”.
In a special meeting of the MCD House to discuss the issue of regularisation of unauthorised colonies, Arya said the Delhi government should become “sensitive” to the needs of the lakhs of residents residing in these colonies and “adopt a legal approach to the solution”.
MCD members said the civic body was in the process of resolving the issue by consulting the Urban Development department, the Delhi government and other agencies. It has received a list of 700 unauthorised colonies to which agencies like the DDA, ASI, and the Forest department have issued a clearance for finalisation and approval of layout plans.
Municipal Commissioner K S Mehra said the civic body was scrutinising these plans at present and after they are finalised, will send them to the Delhi government. The government will in turn submit the list to the Ministry of Urban Development, which is then required to submit it in the Delhi High Court for final approval.
The list includes unauthorised colonies like Ekta Vihar, Karkardooma Colony, Hari Nagar, Sainik Enclave, Raksha Enclave Extension, Sushant Vihar, Adarsh Nagar near Peepal Thala, Rajouri Garden Extension near Tatarpur, Palam Vihar, Jaitpur Extension, Meethapur, Nehru Enclave, Nangloi, Sant Nagar, Pooth Kalan, Shastri Park Extension, Pandav Nagar, Mohan Garden, Krishna Kunj, Nathu Colony, Nihal Vihar, Kapasheda Extension Block A and Ashok Nagar, among others.
The corporation members further said that these colonies were in dire need of basic civic facilities like roads, regular supply of water and electricity and health and education centres, among others. They said the civic body will forward a request to the Delhi government, asking permission to provide civic facilities in these colonies. “The government must allow the MCD to provide facilities to these colonies and it must allow the councillors to develop such colonies by utilising their respective fund allocations,” said Ved Prakash Gupta, chairperson, Master Plan Implementation Committee, MCD.
