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Way clear for Delhi notification on land use change

Sujay Mehdudia

DISTRESS SALE: Shopkeepers offering heavy discount at "pre-demolition" clearance sale at Madhu Vihar market in East Delhi on Thursday. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt

NEW DELHI: Ending uncertainty over the fate of 2,183 roads in the Capital that have been cleared by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi under mixed land use and commercial categories, the Union Urban Development Minister on Thursday evening issued a corrigendum empowering the Delhi Government to issue a notification for land use change on such roads and streets.

According to sources in the Delhi Government, the decision to empower the State Urban Development Department to issue the notification would pave the way for all these roads in C, D, E, F, G and H category colonies to be notified under the mixed land use and commercial norms in residential areas. It is learnt that the Ministry conveyed to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Finance Minister A. K. Walia after a prolonged meeting in the evening that it had issued the corrigendum designating the Urban Development Department as the Competent Authority as defined in the National Capital Territory of Delhi Act.

It is learnt that the file pertaining to notification of the roads had been sent to Lieutenant-Governor B. L. Joshi for his opinion and decision in view of the tussle between the Delhi Government and the Centre. However, now the file will be retrieved for issuing the notification on Friday and would be sent for approval to Mr. Joshi. Keeping in mind the September 16 deadline set by the Supreme Court for sealing of misused premises in the Capital, the notification will in all likelihood be through by Friday evening.

Earlier on Thursday the Municipal Corporation of Delhi cleared another set of 204 roads for commercial and mixed land use in C and D category colonies taking the total number of such roads to 2,183.

"We had carried out consultations within the Urban Development Department as well at the Government level. We did not have the power to notify the new roads as this authority rests with the Delhi Development Authority or the Centre. All the legal and administrative opinion stated that the Delhi Government had no such power and this was conveyed to the Central Government,'' said Urban Development Minister A. K. Walia.

The MCD had sent the recommendations of its Standing Committee to the Delhi Government for issuing a notification before the September 16 deadline.

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