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The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court it has removed encroachment from the Yamuna floodplains here and demolished the jhuggis which were directed to be vacated by a single judge last week. A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, while hearing an appeal by the jhuggi dwellers against the single judge order, asked DDA to file an affidavit in relation to the exercise. Has the demolition taken place? asked the bench, also comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad, to which the counsel for DDA responded, Yes, it has been completed. It is over. Advocate Prabhsahay Kaur, appearing for the DDA, said notice was given before the demolition in compliance with the requirements and the occupants were informed about the nearest DUSIB shelter. Counsel appearing for DDA has stated before this court that encroachment has already been removed... Let an affidavit be filed, said the bench. Advocate Kamlesh Kumar Mishra, representing the appellants, said
The draft Master Plan for Delhi-2041 is likely to be notified by the end of March, officials said on Thursday. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had earlier this month approved the draft master plan with Lt Governor VK Saxena highlighting its thrust for inclusive development, sustainability and innovative interventions such as transit-oriented development hubs, land pooling, heritage and Yamuna rejuvenation, and regeneration of the city. "The DDA has already approved the draft Master Plan and we are in the process of sending it to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. We are hopeful that the ministry will approve it by the end of this month or by early April, following which it will be notified," said an official. The first master plan was promulgated in 1962 under the Delhi Development Act, 1957. These plans are prepared for 20 years' perspective periods and provide a holistic framework for planned development of the city. The draft Master Plan of Delhi - 2041 is a ...
Any person having a flat or a plot of land measuring less than 67 square metres in Delhi has become eligible to apply for the allotment of newly-constructed flats being offered by the DDA for the first time, the urban body said on Monday. In a statement, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) said the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has "approved modifications/relaxations" proposed by the DDA in the Housing Regulations, 1968, which were issued under section 57 of the DDA Act, 1957. However, it did not specify as to when the modifications or relaxations received the nod from the central ministry. "The objective of modifications/relaxations was to enable general public to buy DDA flats without much restrictions/hassles," the statement said. "Any person having less than 67 sqm of flat or plot in Delhi has become eligible to apply for allotment of newly-constructed flats offered by DDA for the first time. The main regulations did not allow any person to apply for allotment o
The Delhi Development Authority is constructing 1,675 EWS flats for Jailorwala Bagh JJ cluster in the national capital, and the work is expected to be completed by March, officials said on Monday. This is part of an in-situ rehabilitation project at Jailorwala Bagh in Ashok Vihar area. A senior DDA official said 1,675 flats for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) are being constructed for this JJ cluster and the work is likely to be completed by March. A similar project, the Bhoomiheen Camp, is underway in Kalkaji. It is the first large scale in-situ rehabilitation project in Delhi, helmed by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). In November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated 3,024 newly constructed EWS flats in Delhi as part of the rehabilitation project.
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) told the Delhi High Court on Friday it is not demolishing any mosque or graveyard in and around the Mehrauli Archaeological Park. The DDA's counsel made a statement before the court that the authority only wants the encroachers removed from residential and commercial land. Noting the submissions of the DDA counsel, a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said no further orders are required to be passed on the point of interim relief sought by the petitioner. The high court was hearing a petition by the Delhi Waqf Board seeking an interim relief of staying such demolition. Senior advocate Sanjoy Ghose, representing the Delhi Waqf Board, urged the court to stay the demolition as there was a dispute as to the properties of the board in the area where the process of demarcating them was not yet complete. Advocate Shobna Takiar, appearing for the DDA, submitted the demarcation has been done and that the author
Senior bureaucrat Vikram Dev Dutt has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of Air India Ltd as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. Dutt, a 1993-batch IAS officer of AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre, is at present Principal Secretary (Tourism) in Delhi government. He has been appointed as the Air India chief in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said. The Centre had in October last year accepted Tata Sons bid of Rs 18,000 crore to acquire 100 per cent of the debt-laden state-run carrier. The takeover has not been completed yet. Talace Pvt Ltd, a unit of the holding company of the salt-to-software conglomerate, had made the winning bid of Rs 2,700 crore cash and Rs 15,300 crore debt takeover. Manish Kumar Gupta has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Gupta, a 1991-batch IAS officer, is currently ...