It seems, Delhi is going to get a makeover. Central Government of India has huge plans of making this task possible. It is said that the plan is of around Rs. 32,000 crore.
Steering clear of the political tussle between the BJP and AAP government in Delhi, the Centre on Monday gave a major infrastructure push for the capital by sanctioning Rs 32,000-crore plan to redevelop government housing colonies and building five flyovers to decongest some of the major traffic bottlenecks.
Approved amount for Delhi makeover
The announcement follows a recent Cabinet decision, clearing the way for the construction of 25,000 dwelling units with modern facilities.
The move comes amidst AAP government’s allegations that the Centre was not supporting the development of city.
Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said all these projects will boost the overall development of Delhi. The ministry has approved the rates of premium for lands allotted for institutional purposes by the Delhi Development Authority.
Rate for land required for health services such as medical institutions, hospitals, dispensaries required by the central government and the Delhi government has been reduced to a nominal charge of Rs 1 per annum.
Projects for Delhi
Similarly, rates for land for un-remunerative uses such as maternity centres, night shelters and orphanages etc, have been reduced to Rs 1 per annum.
Five projects worth Rs 658 crore that are meant to decongest the traffic in Delhi comprise construction of flyovers and underpasses connecting Mahipalpur, Aerocity, Airport and NH-8, flyover-cum-road over-bridge near Narela for providing direct access from NH-1 to Bawana Industrial Complex, skywalk and a footover bridge near ITO for safety of pedestrians, up-ramp and widening of road near Kashmiri gate and Nigam Bodh Ghat and 1.6 km long Grade separator at Rani Jhansi Road.
The big project of redevelopment of seven government colonies was conceived years ago during the UPA dispensation, however, it got the green signal from the Cabinet recently on July 5 under which government colonies of Sarojini Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Nauroji Nagar, Kasturba Nagar, Thyagraj Nagar, Srinivaspuri and Mohammadpur would be rebuilt, replacing the existing housing stock of 12,970 dwelling units with nearly double the residential units.
The project with an estimated cost of Rs 32,385 crore would be completed in nearly five years.
“The time for completion is five years. I hope this would be completed even before that,” said Naidu while speaking about the project. The total estimated cost of the project includes maintenance and operation costs for 30 years.
The project shall be implemented on the self-financing basis. At present, there is a shortage of government accommodation in the national Capital, leading to waiting list for eligible housing among the government officials.
The Ministry of Urban Development had moved a proposal for the redevelopment of existing old dilapidated housing colonies to augment the housing stock by making optimum utilisation of land resources.
Source: Yahoo News
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