Smart City Project to Come Up Before Cabinet on April 22, 2015

The ambitious “Smart City” project of the NDA government is likely to be brought for Cabinet’s approval on April 22, sources said. The project, which is close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s heart, got a go-ahead from the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) last week.
To begin with, the “Smart City” project would include 20 cities and the number would subsequently go up to 100.
Every city has been earmarked Rs 100 crore each for the project. The project has been at a consultative stage since the NDA government announced it in May 2014.
“A Cabinet note has been prepared for the Smart City project and is likely to come up for approval on April 22,” said a senior UD ministry official. Prime Minister Modi is presently on a three-nation tour and the next Cabinet meeting is expected to be held on April 22 when he returns.

 

Apart from the Smart City project, the new urban renewal mission is also likely to be taken up by the Cabinet. While Rs 2,000 crore has been allocated for the Smart City project, the urban mission has got Rs 4,000 crore for the current fiscal, as per the EFC.
Aiming at upgrading the basic infrastructure in cities, the new urban renewal mission, which replaces UPA’s flagship JNNURM, is likely to be named “Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation” (AMRUT) after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The official, however, said no such name has been finalised yet.
The proposed urban mission will take up projects related to sanitation, drinking water, urban transportation and sewerage among others.
As far as the Smart City project is concerned, it will be mostly taken up with active participation of private players and partnership with state governments and urban local bodies.
Continuous supply of water and electricity, advanced health facilities, hassle-free transportation system, wi-fi enabled zones, effective garbage collection and treatment of garbage and sewage are some of the essential components of the Smart City project.
The urban local bodies will have to undertake certain reforms in order to be eligible to be part of the Smart City project, the official added.

Source: Indian Express

Date : 15th April 2015

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DDA To Make Farmers Aware of Land Pooling Policy

With a man­date to under­take urb­an­iza­tion through its land pool­ing policy, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will be coordinating with vari­ous agen­cies to impart train­ing and spread aware­ness among farm­ers whose land may fall under the land pool­ing policy in Delhi. The policy is set to be noti­fied by the Central gov­ern­ment soon.
According to the 2021 Delhi Master Plan, the DDA has been man­dated to under­take urb­an­iza­tion of about 20,000 hec­tares of land, which can accom­mod­ate a pop­u­la­tion of about five mil­lion, through this policy.
These agen­cies could be either NGOs or private bod­ies who have the requis­ite know­ledge on the issue of land.

Under this policy, offi­cials said the private sec­tor would be respons­ible for assem­bling land which would then be made avail­able to the DDA for redevelopment.
The depart­ment will be respons­ible for the over­all plan­ning and redevel­op­ment of the land in a time-bound man­ner while encour­aging the par­ti­cip­a­tion of the private sector.
The redevel­op­ment could range from con­struct­ing group-housing soci­et­ies and provid­ing infra­struc­ture to the farmers.
“We have noticed that about 50 to 60 per cent of the farm­ers in the state are not aware of the policy. Therefore, we have decided to develop a strategy wherein farm­ers can be edu­cated and can par­ti­cip­ate in the devel­op­ment pro­cess to avail the bene­fits of the policy for their prosper­ity,” a senior DDA offi­cial said.
Explaining the concept fur­ther, the offi­cial said, “There is a need to con­sult agen­cies which can spread aware­ness about the policy and encour­age inter­ested farm­ers to provide their land for redevel­op­ment. For instance, in case a farmer is will­ing to give about 10 acres of land we may develop 48 per cent of it and the remain­ing may be util­ised for infra­struc­tural devel­op­ment like con­struc­tion of roads. The farm­ers should be will­ing if the policy is explain­ing prop­erly, since land lies under-utilised in many areas. The bar­ren land may be used for bet­ter pur­poses which will only profit the farmers.”
The offi­cial said that the agen­cies’ job would be mainly to inter­act with farm­ers at the vil­lage level and spread aware­ness, and assist them in apply­ing for the policy through proper documentation.

Source: Indian Express
Dated: 7th April 2015

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Delhi’s Smart City - Spain Spells Out Technical Terms

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to set up 100 ‘smart cities’, beginning with the national capital, Spain has presented a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to spell out the technical support it will offer to the Ministry of Urban Development for construction of the world-class project.
Reportedly, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu had held a meeting with officials of the ‘Barcelona Regional’ five months ago after a brief visit to Spain to seek “technical expertise” to construct the smart city, which will be spread over 20-24 hectares.

 Sources said officials from Spain met the vice-chairman of the Delhi Development Authority recently with the MoU, explaining the terms of cooperation, which the department will now process and submit to the urban development ministry.
According to the MoU, the coordinators for the project will be the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain, ICEX Spain Trade and Investments and the urban development ministry.
Sources said the memorandum states that expertise will be provided on issues of urban planning and management, infrastructure, water management, housing, waste management, mobility, energy and utilities, sanitation, environment and public goods and services.
Sources said a Joint Working Group meeting will be held alternatively in India and Spain every year, as part of the terms.
“The project has been proposed to de-congest the capital and facilitate it with all amenities. Focus will be to build global educational and health institutes and entertainment facilities. The city will be zoned out of Dwarka, Rohini and Narela and will be equipped with the latest technologies and waste management techniques,” a ministry official said.
Twenty-four hours’ water supply, WiFi, green technology, rainwater harvesting and waste management techniques will also be part of the project. Naidu, at a public function, had said apart from its modern buildings and the fact that it is an “advanced city”, Barcelona “has preserved its old architecture. We also want to preserve our traditional architecture, that India is so richly endowed with, even as we embrace modernity”.
Source: Indian Express
Dated: 6th April 2015

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DDA L Zone - FAQs

DDA L zone, Delhi, has become a hot area in the last couple of months of 2015. Say it end user or the real estate investor, both are looking forward for making a long term investment in Delhi L Zone. However, a lot of questions are still there which are rushing through minds of people, for e.g. What is location of DDA L zone,  what is land pooling policy and whether it is worth investment?
Let's see what experts say about it.

What is L zone and where is it?

DDA has divided Delhi into fifteen zones for development. L Zone is one of these zones with smart city. DDA L zone is located in the South Western part of Delhi, in very close proximity to Dwarka Subcity and Gurgaon. It also enjoys a very close proximity to Dwarka Sec 21 Metro Starion, IGI International Airport and upcoming Dwarka Expressway. Its proximity to Gurgaon, Dwarka expressway, Dwarka sub city, and IGI Airport gives it a good position for upcoming residential development. It has an extent greater than 22,840 hectares of land that meets residential needs of people who wish to invest comparatively low amounts but for great benefits far into future.

What is land pooling policy? Under the Land Pooling Policy, the land owners can surrender their land into a central pool and be a stakeholder in the development that occurs on the land. Once the land is pooled, the land owner would get 40-60% of the total given land as developable land (Read Details Here). DDA would retain the rest of the area for development of roads, sewage facilities, civic amenities and other public utilities. Once these facilities are developed, developers and housing societies will be allowed to start their construction activities. Land Pooling policy has been approved and the process of giving up of land and approval of projects is being waited for.
 

Is DDA L Zone worth investing?

L zone is a good place for new home buyers as well as investors to make residential real estate development. It is being considered as hottest real estate destination in Delhi/NCR as this is still in early stage of planning. However, the whole deal depends on a lot of speculation which is governed by political factors. Actual implementation of the regulations will take some time and hence, patience is the key factor here. The investment can be liquefied on a short term basis.

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DDA Land Pooling Policy Got Approvals on Regulations to Operationalize

The regulations for operationalisation of land pooling policy which envisages public private partnership in land assembly and its development has been approved by the DDA, the urban body today said.
This policy will enable urban development in a speedy way where the role of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will be that of a facilitator, the housing authority said.
The details of the policy can be viewed on DDA's official website.
The Master Plan of Delhi 2021 envisages development of about 24,000 hectares of land for accommodating additional 48 lakh population in the national capital by the year 2021.

The policy has been notified by the Union government on September 5 last year, and will be applicable in the areas of South West and North West of the Delhi government.
"DDA in its meeting held on 7.11.2014 has approved the regulations for operationalisation of this land pooling policy wherein public private partnership in land assembly and its development has been envisaged," the DDA said in a statement.
"This policy has been evolved based on the principles of the equality and involvement of the participants in urban development even if their land is falling in the green or road infrastructure or other areas where this land policy shall be applicable," it said.
This land policy is outcome of the planning efforts in the last 10 years which empowered the public for their participation in the city development process, it said.
The regulations for this policy have been worked out in consultation with the stakeholders, general public and to have a wider participation, these were put up on the DDA website for inviting suggestions in the month of January.

Source: ET

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Smart City of India - Delhi to be the First

Delhi will get the country’s first “smart city,” a truly global city, hav­ing all the latest and mod­ern amen­it­ies, and facil­it­ies that any other global city like London or San Francisco has. It will have world-class enter­tain­ment ven­ues like Disneyland or Universal Studios here.

Delhi would be the first smart city under Narendra Modi-led government’s plans to set up 100 such cit­ies across the country. The announce­ment came dur­ing an event organ­ized by the Delhi Development Authority. 

 DDA Vice Chairman Balvinder Kumar out­lined the plans for the smart city. The smart city would be a com­plete sub-city, which would be loc­ated in an area of 20 – 24 hec­tares, zoned out of Dwarka, Rohini and Narela, and will be equipped with latest tech­no­lo­gies and waste-management techniques. The smart city will have world-class infra­struc­ture, 24-hour power sup­ply, com­plete Wi-fi con­nectiv­ity, and employ green tech­no­logy and latest water con­ser­va­tion tech­niques like rain-harvesting and waste man­age­ment tech­niques, Kumar said.“Delhi is the heart of India and the first smart city would come up here. The city of Barcelona in Spain has also prom­ised tech­no­lo­gical sup­port to us in our effort in this dir­ec­tion,” Naidu said.“I saw the city of Barcelona, and apart from mod­ern build­ings, they have also pre­served their old archi­tec­ture. We also want to pre­serve our tra­di­tional archi­tec­ture that India is so richly endowed with, even as we embrace modernity.”

Source: India West

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Smart City Delhi Pilot Plan - Starting from Three Locations

Three areas in Delhi would be taken up as models for developing the capital as a smart city. Government sources said Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has suggested a Lake City in Mayur Vihar-II, development of a land patch in Karkardooma in eastern part of the city and a greenfield project in outer Delhi.
The DDA has suggested the areas at a meeting that was attended by a delegation from Spanish government led by minister of trade Jaime Gracia-Legaz Ponce. Sources, who did not wish to be named, said Spanish government has shown keen interest to associate itself with making Delhi a smart city.

 

According to sources, the two brown field projects in east Delhi would fall under the plan of developing Transit-Oriented Development zones. TOD zones break away from the conventional model of city growth by creating a pedestrian-centric, open space where public transport is encouraged and every need from parks to hospitals and schools to groceries are brought within walking distance of one’s home. The Karkardooma smart city island will come up on 2.8 lakh sqm area while Lake City in Mayur Vihar will cover 80,000 sqm. DDA has said the greenfield smart city would be developed in an area of 20,000 hectares in outer Delhi.

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Delhi Master Plan 2021 - DDA Approves Environment and Transport Chapters

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Monday approved the 'Environment and Transport' chapters of Master Plan for Delhi 2021 which includes transit-oriented development that seeks reduction in road congestion through less dependence on private vehicles and more on improved public transport system.
The revised Environment chapter envisages creation of a sustainable physical and social environment for improving quality of life as major objectives of the Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) 2021.
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) being the highlight of the Transport chapter will facilitate people to live, work and seek entertainment in a zone that balances commercial and residential areas with an integrated network of smart transport facilities.
"TOD will be applicable within 500 m influence zone of the (centre line of) MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System) corridors. The norms will facilitate more people to live, work and seek entertainment within walking distance of stations.
"This will also seek to balance/redistribute densities over the city along MRTS corridors," the DDA budget, passed by the Authority on Monday, said.
As per the norm, a maximum FAR (Floor Area Ratio) of 400 and a maximum density of 2,000 persons per hectare (PPH) is permissible for purposes of infrastructure planning, it said.

 

"Permissibility of mixed-use within all land uses will reduce car-dependency and reduce congestion on roads. It will also allow greater flexibility to the development to adapt to local context and market-based needs," the budget said.
The first TOD project at Karkardooma in east Delhi will be taken up and a memorandum of understanding between DDA and National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) which will be taking up the project on behalf of DDA was also approved in the meeting.
TOD norms allow for mix of incomes within communities with shared public spaces, greens, recreational facilities and amenities which will minimise gentrification and create more community-oriented development, it said.
Among other decisions taken by DDA on Monday was rationalisation of user conversion charges for old markets in Delhi, which will affect around 80 such markets like Sarojini Nagar Market, Khan Market, Green Park Extension, among others.
The Authority in its meeting approved the conversion charges to be reduced to 25 per cent of the difference between commercial rates and residential rates of the area.
"These charges which were earlier Rs. 89,094 per sqm of built-up area will get reduced to Rs. 22, 274 per sqm of built-up area," the DDA said in a statement.
These shopping-cum-residential area were constructed much before the Master Plan Delhi 1962 by real estate firm DLF.
Among other approvals made by the urban body is the transfer of building activities in respect of colonies to North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).
"The building activities of de-notified area will be transferred to concerned Corporation, which is North Delhi Municipal Corporation," DDA said.
The colonies which fall in these development areas are -- Mianwali Nagar, Paschim Puri, Nagin Lake Apartment, Ekta Enclave, SBI Colony, Shubham Enclave, Adarsh Apartments, among others.
The Budget was presented by the Finance Member, DDA Venkatesh Mohan. The budget expenditure for the year 2015-16 has been set at Rs. 9,000 crore approximately presenting a growth of 172 per cent over revised Estimate (RE) of 2014-15. This contrasts with growth rates of 50 per cent or so during the past year.
The housing authority said that its main activities during 2015-16 will be in the areas of construction of houses, development and disposal of lands, creation of infrastructure, expansion of greens and other miscellaneous activities.
The Budget also earmarked Rs. 750 crore in RE 2014-15 and Rs. 800 crore in BE 2015-16 for expansion of greens. Five sports complexes have also been envisaged, it said.
DDA has also earmarked grants to DMRC amounting to Rs. 313.50 crore each during RE 2014-15 and BE 2015-16.
A sum of nearly Rs. 360 crore has also been set aside towards maintenance fund for the first time in the context of Housing Scheme 2014. 

Source: 

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Smart City - Delhi On Way to be Smart City, Spain to Partner

Capital City - Delhi is on its way to be a smart city. A nine mem­ber del­eg­a­tion from Spain, led by Spanish Minister of State for Trade Jaime Garcia-Legaz Ponce had a detailed meet­ing with the Indian author­it­ies, dur­ing the week gone by, to dis­cuss the cre­ation of Delhi into a ‘Smart city’ with the help & assist­ance of experts from Spain. The Indian min­is­ter for Urban devel­op­ment Mr. M Venkaiah Naidu later con­firmed that they two del­eg­a­tions have reached an under­stand­ing the this effect.
This is fur­ther to the con­firm­a­tion of par­ti­cip­a­tion of the US experts for the devel­op­ment of Allahabad, Ajmer & Vishakhpatnam. Germany too has shown interest to contribute.
Ramesh Menon of Certes, an expert on the smart cit­ies avers that “this latest move makes ample sense to both sides, con­sid­er­ing the rel­at­ive slow down in the European eco­nomy, and the Indian apetite for invest­ments yield­ing higher returns.” The Spanish Ambassador in India, Gustavo de Aristegui Gonzalez said that it was an ‘excit­ing oppor­tun­ity’ for his coun­try to strengthen bilat­eral co-operation. The MoU between the two entit­ies would ini­ti­ate spe­cial focus for evolving the Delhi mas­ter plan for a ‘Smarter Delhi’.

Mr. Balvinder Kumar, IAS, the VC-DDA has already con­firmed that the DDA has iden­ti­fied the land par­cels to develop a green­field smart city, wherein Madrid would lend tech­nical expert­ise. It may also be recalled that the DDA has floated an RFP in the pre­ced­ing months seek­ing an advisor to DDA to soli­cit for­eign expert­ise. According to Mr. Naidu the UD min­is­ter, post the for­mu­la­tion of the mas­ter plan, Pan city & regional plans would be under­taken by the Spanish agencies.
Ramesh Menon also men­tioned that a French del­eg­a­tion, includ­ing Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Sustainable Development & Energy Minister Segolene Royal also vis­ited the city for con­sulta­tions with Indian author­it­ies. Their areas of interest seems the clean energy ini­ti­at­ive & sus­tain­able devel­op­ment. They would also con­trib­ute towards the devel­op­ment of smart cit­ies & trans­port­a­tion infrastructure

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Mr. Balvinder Kumar, VC, DDA Speaks in Land Pooling Policy Conference

Mr. Balvinder Kumar, IAS, Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority (DDA),Guest of Honour, sharing his vision about the Land Pooling Policy of DDA in Conference organized by New India Initiative Foundation, on December 13, 2014 at Le Meridian New Delhi.

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Delhi Land Distribution For Master Plan

The master plan of Delhi includes chapters like regional and sub-regional frame, population and employment , Delhi urban area 2021, social and physical infrastructure , mixed land-use regulations, development code and plan review and monitoring.

The master plan 2021 has allocated 277 sq km for future urbanization by 2021. In the last fifty years, DDA has acquired 75,609.84 hectares and developed it for residential, recreational, commercial and institutional purposes. Now, with better and holistic planning, DDA intends to set new records and provide more amenities to people.

Delhi is spread over 1,483 sq km and divided into 17 planning zones: 

• 1,159 hectare in Zone-A (Old City); 
• 2,304 hectare in Zone-B (City Extension and Karol Bagh); 
• 3,959 hectare in Planning Zone-C ( Civil Lines); 
• 6,855 hectares in Zone D (New Delhi); 
• 8,797 hectares in Planning Zone-E (East Delhi); 
• 11,958 hectares in Zone-F (South Delhi I); 
• 11,865 hectares in Planning Zone-G (West Delhi I); 
• 5,677 hectares in Zone-H (North-West Delhi I); 
• 15,178 hectares in Zone-J (South Delhi II); 
• 5,782 hectares in Zone K-I (West Delhi II) and 
• 6,408 hectares in Zone K-II Dwarka; 
• 22,840 hectares in Zone-L (West Delhi III); 
• 5,073 hectares in Zone-M (North West Delhi II); 
• 13,975 hectares in Zone-N (North West Delhi III); 
• 80,70 hectares in Zone-O (River Yamuna-River Front); 
• 9,866 hectares in Zone P-I (Narela) and 
• 8,534 hectares in Zone P-II (North Delhi).

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DDA Land Pooling Policy - Expert Speak

The Master Plan of Delhi 2021 has been in force since 2007. Once this is reimplemented with the new land development policy, Delhi will also offer options to thousands of homebuyers. The capital city has still 27,628.9 hectares of land to fulfil the dreams of thousand of homebuyers.

The DDA ( Delhi Development Authority) has earmarked land at Zone J, K1, K2, M, N, L, O, P1 and P2 for raising residential projects. According to the projections in the master plan, nearly 24 lakh residential units are required for an estimated 23 million people by 2021.

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DDA L Zone - FAQs - All You Should Know About

1.When did the DDA Land pooling policy start? 

DDA took decision to start development of residential units in Delhi under Land Pooling Policies using Private- Public– Partnership, on 5th Sep 2013. DDA has issued draft operational regulations for the scheme on 29 Jan, 14. Final regulations are expected to be issued in the next few months.

2.Why is VDGF talking about this Policy?

VDFG wants to be part of this growth of Delhi and is very keen to offer affordable apartments and commercial space to its patrons. That is why VDFG is sharing this information.

3.Has VDFG selected Zone L for this project? 

Yes. VDFG believes that maximum development is expected to happen in West Delhi. As per MPD-2021, most of the land being considered for conversion to Multi use under Land Pooling Policy is in Zone L, which is in close vicinity of Dwarka, Gurgaon and is also going to be very well connected with new expressways and metro. This means better development, better Infrastructure and a higher appreciation for investment.

4.Has VDFG already started this Project?

VDFG can only start this project when DDA finally approves and issues implementation process. Seeing the opportunity for its patrons, VDFG has taken initiative to acquire the land and prepare itself to develop it and to construct Group Housing Project in L Zone (Dwarka- Najafgarh region), as soon as approvals from DDA are in place.

5.Is Bank loan facility available on this project?

Being DDA scheme under Private – Public – Partnership, Bank loans will be available once the approvals are announced by DDA, land is surrendered by Developers to DDA and land is returned back by DDA to the Developer.

6.Can we see the location where we will get apartments under this Policy?

Really not very relevant to see a piece of land, as exact location will only be known after DDA returns back the land to the Developers, which is expected to be within the radius of 5 Kms from the chunk of land Developer surrenders to DDA, as given in DDA Land Pooling Policy.

7.When will the land be surrendered to DDA?

Land will be surrendered to DDA as soon as DDA announces the implementation process asking developers for the same. DDA has currently issued draft operational regulations on 29 Jan 2014 and is likely to announce the detailed steps for surrender of pooled land in next few months.

8. Who will provide the basic amenities within the complex?

All infrastructure within the complex including internal roads, sewage, electricity wiring, water pipes, parks, facilities will be provided by Developer.

9.Will there be any neighbourhood shops for meeting daily needs?

Yes. All essential requirements will be met as per the DDA’s MPD-2021

10. What type of development is expected ?

Under the Policy, a no. of sub-cities like Dwarka will come up with all infrastructure, amenities, public support services, commercial city centres and will be well connected with multi modal transport system.

11.Are these going to be high rise buildings?

It depends on the FAR allowed by DDA, open spaces and also density permitted. It is estimated that buildings may be 15-20 storeys with 60% + open spaces. But these may vary based on final approvals for plans of DDA.

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Smart Cities Coming Up To Make Delhi Smarter

It will be a happy, new Delhi in 2015. In the next few months, work will begin on three smart cities, with 20 lakh flats built in an organised urban set-up equipped with all amenities and guided by technology.

To come up on the Capital’s outskirts — extension of Dwarka in southwest Delhi, Rohini and Narela in the northwest — these cities will be modeled after the group housing concept, with uninterrupted power, water and wi-fi connectivity.

Hospitals, schools, commercial complexes, green spaces and energy-efficient structures would be the other features.

There are four zones in the city which will be developed on the concept of smart cities. These cities would have world-class infrastructure and facilities. 

Smart cities are Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project, an ambitious plan to set up 100 such urban settlements across the country. He promised them while campaigning for the Lok Sabha and sees them a step towards improving governance.

In Delhi, private developers will build the cities and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) infrastructure. These will come up on 20,000-24,000 hectares — simply put, each new sub-city will be the size of Dwarka.

The cities will scale new heights. Norms have been modified to allow residential blocks to rise as high as 24 floors, sources said. At present, apartment blocks can only go up to 12 floors.

Regulations of land polling had been approved by the DDA and the Delhi government had already initiated the exercise of changing the land use from rural to urban, sources said. The regulations have been sent to the urban development ministry and once they are approved, work will begin.

Locals/developers would offer land parcels, and the DDA would create basic infrastructure, officials said. The DDA would then handover the land to developers responsible for providing residential and commercial complexes, hospitals, schools, parking lots and green spaces, officials said.

A smart city is a self-sustainable unit relying more on renewable energy with integration of green spaces, residential and commercial areas, connected through a web of roads. Emphasis is also on minimising waste by increasing energy efficiency and reducing water conservation.

“We are going to appoint a consultant to provide ICT (information and communication technology)-enabled services in the entire process till the occupancy certificate is given to individual applicants,” a senior official said.

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