Work on development of two ‘model sectors’ — each with an area of 200 hectares — under Delhi Development Authority’s ambitious landpooling is set to begin soon.
Nearly 6,500 hectares of land has been pooled under the policy in the last one year, and the land-owning agency has started working on ‘model sectors’, which will set the template for development in other areas.
On February 5, 2019, DDA had launched a web-enabled, single-window portal for inviting registration for participation in landpooling. The portal was scheduled to be open for six months, i.e. till August 4, but due to lukewarm response, the date was extended till September 6. DDA extended the date till February 15 for sectors where participation of landowners has been encouraging.
“The web-portal is open for sectors nearing to the eligibility criteria as per the notified Land Pooling Regulations till February 15, 2020,” a DDA spokesperson said.
As of February 12, 2020, DDA has received 6,113 applications from landowners, through which 6,449 hectares of land has been registered. Most of the areas pooled are in Zone N (3,294 hectares), which is 50% of total developable area in the zone, followed by Zone L (1,659 hectares), Zone P-II (1,261 hectares), Zone K-I (231 hectares) and Zone J (4 hectares).
“These applications are being scrutinised and mapping of pooled land on GIS platform is underway by DDA to ascertain the eligibility of sectors and the same will be verified from the state government,” the spokesperson said. “Based on the extent of land pooled and availability of infrastructure and road network, the process for planning of sectors 20 and 21 (near Puth Khurd) of Zone N is under process,” he added.
DDA said that ‘hand-holding’ consultation meetings were held with landowners of village Puth Khurd on January 24, 2020, and Bawana on February 3, 2020. This was done to facilitate communication between landowners for formation of a pre-consortium body. “After formation of the consortium by landowners, land will be distributed between the members and service providing agencies for taking up development as per the policy,” the land-owning agency spokesperson said.
“Planning will be taken up for developing the model sectors on priority basis, incorporating world-class smart infrastructure. First sectors to be developed will foster the development of other sectors,” a senior DDA official said. “DDA is a facilitator and we are trying to ensure that landowners in these sectors form a consortium or some group,” he added.
