DDA makes land records online, seeks public help to trace more missing plots
After compiling its vacant plots through its own resources, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is planning to approach public and public representatives to identify its missing land in the city. The authority, for the first time in its history, released a compiled list of 1241 vacant plots on Wednesday with all their details including boundary and land use.
‘We are going to write letters to MPs, MLAs and councillors in the city besides inviting information from general public about our vacant plots which are not included in the present list,’ said Balvinder Kumar, vice-chairman of DDA.
‘There could be several plots of DDA which are not included in the list due to absence of land records in our offices,’ he added. Kumar further added that the compilation of land records would help authority to plan in a better way for new projects and also to allot land to various government agencies.
‘Whenever, I directed the officers to search for a proper land for any project they used to deny the presence of land but now 1241 plots are just a click away and we could plan it in a better way,’ he added. The plots were compiled by six zones of DDA- West, East, North, South, Dwarka and Rohini. The vice-chairman had ordered compilation the land records three months back and the details of the plots is now on website of DDA. ‘This exercise has been going on for the last three months and now a total of 5484 acres of land have been identified. This comprises 1691 acres under the residential use, 1067 acres under the commercial use, 1222 acres under PSP, 11.4 acres under industrial, 1132 acres under recreational and 359 acres for which the land-use is to be determined,’said a press statement of DDA.
‘We are also going to engage an independent agency like Geospatial Data Ltd (GSDL) or National Productivity Council (NPC) to monitor the status encroachment on these plots through satellite imaging and provide monthly updates to the authority,’said Kumar. The inventory also has details of 298 acres of land under litigation. As the market value of the land is worth thousands of crores of rupees and therefore, the authority is revisiting the policy for utilization and disposal of land so that speedy disposal and utilization is ensured.
‘We are going to write letters to MPs, MLAs and councillors in the city besides inviting information from general public about our vacant plots which are not included in the present list,’ said Balvinder Kumar, vice-chairman of DDA.
‘There could be several plots of DDA which are not included in the list due to absence of land records in our offices,’ he added. Kumar further added that the compilation of land records would help authority to plan in a better way for new projects and also to allot land to various government agencies.
‘Whenever, I directed the officers to search for a proper land for any project they used to deny the presence of land but now 1241 plots are just a click away and we could plan it in a better way,’ he added. The plots were compiled by six zones of DDA- West, East, North, South, Dwarka and Rohini. The vice-chairman had ordered compilation the land records three months back and the details of the plots is now on website of DDA. ‘This exercise has been going on for the last three months and now a total of 5484 acres of land have been identified. This comprises 1691 acres under the residential use, 1067 acres under the commercial use, 1222 acres under PSP, 11.4 acres under industrial, 1132 acres under recreational and 359 acres for which the land-use is to be determined,’said a press statement of DDA.
‘We are also going to engage an independent agency like Geospatial Data Ltd (GSDL) or National Productivity Council (NPC) to monitor the status encroachment on these plots through satellite imaging and provide monthly updates to the authority,’said Kumar. The inventory also has details of 298 acres of land under litigation. As the market value of the land is worth thousands of crores of rupees and therefore, the authority is revisiting the policy for utilization and disposal of land so that speedy disposal and utilization is ensured.