Delhi Development Authority

DDA asks CBI to probe erring officials over poor construction of apartments

The apartments were built during 2007-2009 and allotted to the residents in 2011-2012. But in just a few years, the building complex has become structurally unsafe

DDA begins its demolition drive in Mehrauli amid tight police security

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) started a demolition drive on Friday in the Mehrauli area amid police security. Locals claimed that the drive that started in the morning was demolishing two and three-storeyed buildings near Aulia Masjid at Andehria More along with shanties. The land on which the alleged encroachment was done belonged to multiple agencies including DDA, Waqf Board, and ASI, they claimed. "A demolition drive is being carried out by the Horticulture Department of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority. Police personnel have been deployed on the spot as preventive protection for DDA officials to carry out their duties and also to maintain law and order in the locality. Initially, the localities had staged a protest against the demolition but the situation was later brought under control," said a senior police official. According to the demolition notice, the land on which the demolition is being carried out is a part of the Mehrauli Archaeological Park and the .

Santosh Yadav appointed NHAI chief, Subhasish Panda to be DDA's VC

Senior bureaucrats Santosh Kumar Yadav was on Monday appointed as chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), according to a Personnel ministry order. Yadav, a 1995-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is currently additional secretary in the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education. He has been appointed as NHAI chairman, the order said. Subhasish Panda, a 1997-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as Delhi Development Authority (DDA) vice chairman. Ganji Kamala V Rao has been named Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Rao, a 1990-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, is currenty the managing director of the India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. Hitesh Kumar S Makwana has been named as Additional Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs. Rajneesh, a 1997-batch IAS officer of the Himachal

Delhi: PM Modi to inaugurate 3024 newly constructed EWS flats at Kalkaji

The Delhi Development Authority has undertaken three such projects at Kalkaji Extension, Jailorwala Bagh, and Kathputli Colony.

All you need to know about DDA's new housing scheme in Narela

The DDA, on Monday, announced that it has now done away with the individual income criteria for EWS

Realty firm Omaxe to invest Rs 2,100 crore to build sports, retail complex

Realty firm Omaxe has bagged a project from DDA to develop a sports complex and retail project at Dwarka in the national capital at a cost of Rs 2,100 crore. The company has secured this 50-acre project from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) under the "Design Build Finance and Operate" model. It will build both outdoor and indoor sports facilities. A large cricket-cum-football stadium is also being planned, besides a retail area. The total investment is estimated at about Rs 2,100 crore, of which Rs 1,300 -1,400 crore will be on sports complex and the rest on retail area. Omaxe Ltd Chairman Rohtas Goel said: "We have bagged a project from DDA, located in Dwarka, New Delhi." It will be the first sports facility to be developed by the DDA in PPP (Public Private Partnership) model. "We will develop a world-class cricket stadium and sports complex in this project. It will be a marquee project facilitating the sports infrastructure at par with global standards," Goel said. The ret

Housing Scheme 2021: DDA plans 'mini draw' of waitlisted applicants in Sept

The DDA on April 18 had conducted a draw of lots for the its Special Housing Scheme, 2021 for applicants

City development agencies must register projects with RERA: Delhi chairman

If they do not get registered with us then we have got enough of more power to take action against them under section 59 and 61 of the Act.

20 yrs of privatised Delhi discoms: Leap in tech but feet tied in populism

Delhi's power purchase cost has risen by 300% since 2014 but the tariff has only risen by 90%

DDA, WWF partner for nature-based activities at Delhi's Sanjay Van

Sanjay Van, spread over nearly 783 acres, is an integral part of the South-Central Ridge and is a notified "Reserved Forest", the DDA said.

DDA allots 679 households to Jhuggi Jhopri dwellers of Bhumiheen Camp

Out of 2,700 households of Bhumiheen Camp, the eligibility in respect of 679 households has been decided in respect of Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ) dwellers whose documents were found complete

Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: DDA to hold sand art workshop, nature walk

A sand art work, nature walk are among the host of activities that the Delhi Development Authority has planned in the coming days to mark 75th year of the country's Independence

Delhi one step closer to data on real-time pollution sources: Kejriwal

A project to identify real-time sources of pollution in Delhi has moved one step closer towards operationalisation, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday. Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Environment Department of Delhi government on Tuesday held the second review meeting of the project Real-time source apportionment study and pollution forecasting' with the team from IIT Kanpur and other partner organisations, the government said in a statement. The project was approved by the Delhi cabinet and a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in October last year. A team of IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI), and Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali will execute the study in the national capital. Delhi government's DPCC has been authorised to act as the nodal agency for executing the study with IIT Kanpur. We are extremely glad that IIT Kanpur study is progressing well on time despite the occasional ...

DDA launches special housing scheme with over 18k flats from old inventory

As per the DDA brochure, the maximum price of a flat is about Rs 2.14 crore in HIG category in Jasola

Transportation plan for Central Vista redevelopment project gets DDA's nod

The planning body of the Delhi Development Authority on Friday approved the transportation plan for the Central Vista redevelopment project, an official said. The foundation stone of the Central Vista project was laid in December 2020. The revamp envisages a new triangular Parliament building, with seating capacity for 900 to 1,200 MPs, that is targeted to be constructed by August 2022 when the country will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day. The common Central Secretariat is likely to be built by 2024. The Central Vista redevelopment seeks to upgrade the boulevard running from Vijay Chowk to India Gate with more amenities. Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Friday tweeted that he chaired the 64th Governing Body meeting of Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning and Engineering) Centre, with DDA vice-chairman and other experts. "After detailed deliberations following proposals were approved: Traffic Circulation and Transport Infrastructure Plan for the ...

Was told that DDA razed church; Delhi govt as no control over it: Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal assured justice in a matter related to the demolition of a church in Chattarpur area of Delhi saying the action was taken by the DDA which comes under the Central government

Draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041: What's in store for the capital?

DDA is planning a 'future-ready' capital and a '24-hour city' with an active nightlife having facilities similar to global megacities.

DDA Housing Scheme 2021 draw today: Check time, streaming link details

The general public can watch the live telecast of the draw of DDA Housing Scheme 2021 draw and allotment online today starting at 11:00 AM.

Govt's portal with data on land banks launched, but experts wary

The Centre's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) portal has data of 3,275 industrial clusters covering 419,047 hectares

A makeover that is not in sync with 'New India'

Accommodation in the new secretariat complex will be five times the combined capacity of Krishi Bhawan, Shastri Bhawan, Nirman Bhawan, and Udyog Bhawan, which are to be razed