Indian Express 04.03.2010
No zonal plan yet, MCD seeks more time
Express News Service Tags : MCD, delhi Posted: Thursday , Mar 04, 2010 at 0133 hrs
New Delhi: As redevelopment work in the Walled City and other ‘Special Area’ suffers in absence of a zonal development plan, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to write to Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) seeking an extension of deadline for completion of work.The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was to complete the redevelopment work in one year after the zonal development plan was submitted to them. This was notified to the municipal body in February 2007 under the Masterplan-2021.
The DDA was to submit the zonal development plans by February 7 this year. The civic agency now plans to seek a two-year extension of the deadline, and also ask the MoUD to direct the DDA to submit the zonal development plan for these areas at the earliest.
The Masterplan 2021 proposes urban renewal of some “old built-up” areas that have been classified as ‘Special Area’ and include the Walled City, Karol Bagh and Paharganj. It also states that the Special Area is not be developed on the basis of normal regulations given in the development code and hence, the DDA must come up with a zonal development plan for areaAccording to MCD spokesperson Deep Mathur, the MCD has not received any information regarding the zonal plan as yet and hence, the redevelopment work has been delayed. “The redevelopment scheme for this special area should be prepared and notified within three years. The Special Area building regulations would be prepared by the authority in consultation with the local body within a period of three years and notified with the approval of the Central government,” the Masterplan 2021 states.
