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“Speed up work in illegal colonies”

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1,218 colonies have been issued provisional regularisation certificates

Rs.2,800 crore had been kept aside for development works in unauthorised colonies
1,577 colonies cleared by Archeological Survey of India, 1,334 by Forest Department

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday interacted with MLAs from both ruling and Opposition parties on development works in the Capital’s unauthorised colonies and emphasised the need for effective coordination among various development agencies. She also directed them to speed up their assigned development works and complete them on time.

About the progress of regularisation, the meeting was informed that the Archaeological Survey of India had cleared 1,577 colonies while the Forest Department had cleared 1,334. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi had received information about 50 per cent built-up status in respect of 511 colonies and it had also assured that the final report would be submitted in the next three months.

At the start of the meeting, which was also attended by Urban Development Minister A. K. Walia, the Principal Secretary of the Department gave an account of ongoing development works in unauthorised colonies which are likely to be regularised soon. He presented a status report stating that 1,218 of 1,639 unauthorised colonies were issued provisional regularisation certificates and an amount of Rs.2,800 crore had been kept aside in the 11th Five Year Plan for undertaking development works in unauthorised colonies.

It also stated that Rs.1,977 crore had been released since 1998-99 to various agencies for these development works. While work concerned with water supply pipelines had been completed in 490 colonies, water supply had been released in 373 colonies. Besides, such work was in progress in 107 colonies and the proposal was in the tendering stage in another 131 colonies and in estimates stage in 231 colonies.

As for sewer lines, it was mentioned that they had been laid in 26 colonies, work was in progress in 45 colonies, proposal was in the tendering stage in 14 colonies, in estimates stage in 20 colonies and study in respect of technical feasibility had been completed in 203 colonies.

As for power supply, the meeting was informed that the Capital’s private distribution companies had already provided electricity in 1,384 unauthorised colonies.

The MLAs presented various suggestions pertaining to provision of outflow of water, laying of water and sewer lines, formulation of a policy on road-cutting, increasing the number of employees for sanitation purpose, identification of plots for schools, and setting up of dispensaries and community centres in unauthorised colonies.

They also demanded re-organisation of divisions and sub-divisions of development agencies in keeping with the new delimitation of Delhi Assembly segments.

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