New Delhi: As the search is on to find a solution to the problem of illegal constructions in Delhi, it has come to light that as many as 70 per cent of the Capital's buildings are unauthorised.

The statistics were made available by planning experts at a meeting of a high-level panel set up by Congress to search for a way out of the situation arising out of the ongoing High Court-ordered demolition drive against unauthorised constructions, sources said.

The meeting was also told that while on an average 70 per cent of the buildings were unauthorised in MCD areas, 50 per cent of buildings in DDA-approved areas were illegal. The figure stood at 20 per cent in the areas under NDMC.

The panel comprises Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Union Minister Kapil Sibal, Urban Development Minister A.K. Walia and DPCC chief Ram Babu Sharma, and Saturday's meeting was also attended by the Chief Secretary, Urban Development Secretary, MCD Commissioner, Vice Chairman DDA, Town Planner and other senior civic officials.

It was revealed at the meeting that while Delhi's population had increased from 21 lakh in 1954 to over one crore at present, DDA had managed to provide only over 10 lakh homes.

The meeting decided that the concerned agencies would carry out a survey of sample areas such as Chandni Chowk, Sainik Farms, any rural urbanised village, a DDA colony and a major roadway to study the ground reality and suggest ways of solving the problem of unauthorised constructions.-- PTI

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