Delhi outskirts to get over 10 lakh new houses by 2021
Delhi is likely to get witness over 10 lakh new housing units by 2021, as per the plans of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Ministry of Urban Development.
The population of the nationâs capital is estimated to reach 2.3 crore by 2021 and the authorities have started concentrating on ways to accommodate this high population. The development body and the MoUD have together come out with an abstract solution which includes a number of developmental projects in the city outskirts.
Land and Location
The authorities are planning to develop the urban extension area of around 20,000-24,000 hectares of land in the suburban Delhi to provide residences to 48 lakh people, estimated to be added up to the city by 2021.
The land required for this development has already been chosen by the DDA of which many areas are situated along the major transport corridors and fringes of already urbanised areas. New sub-cities, coupled with good infrastructural development that include all facilities such as schools, colleges, hospitals, etc., are planned to be developed in these parts. They will be developed across the metropolis, so the investors need not have to fear about the distance from the city. The housing options have been planned in the line of residential development in Rohini and Dwarka.
Planning and Infrastructure
To start with, seven zones including J, K1, K2, L, N, P1 and P2 have been chosen for the development, said DDA officials. These zones are spread across the city, for instance- Zone J is in South Delhi along NH-8, Zone L will be developed in Najafgarh of West Delhi, Zone N is located beyond Rohini, Zone P1 and P2 are along NH-1, etc.
Private developers will be given the responsibility of developing these areas as per the norms in the new Land Pooling Policy, that has recently got DDA’s approval. The much-awaited new Policy is expected to ease out the process of land acquisition for residential projects.
The policy includes various elements of public-private partnerships. Landowners, even farmers, can form consortiums and start partnerships with private builders or banks. They can develop the land parcels as per the zonal plans approved as part of the Delhi Master Plan-2021. Once the land is developed, the landowners can keep a part of the land for themselves. The development authority will have to develop the infrastructure on the consolidated land and for this, the owners have to give a certain part of the land to the agency.
According to the Master Plan for Delhi 2021, over the time, the areas that are currently under the existing designated rural land would be gradually transformed into urban extension areas to balance the development of the city. The 1961 master plan had failed to compete with the fast urbanisation that was witnessed in the national capital.
The authorities are now determined to develop the sub-cities which would be capable to meet the future needs and demands of the city and its growing population.
