The new norms for development in unauthorised colonies have made it amply clear that development works will not be carried out in forest areas, places earmarked by the Archaeological Survey of India and areas where the Delhi Development Authority has fenced any land over which it has any hindrance.
The 22-point guidelines, issued under the signed order of deputy secretary A P Sharma, said the work of construction of roads and drainages in unauthorised colonies should be carried out as a single work without splitting the estimate and with due observance of norms for quality control and financial prudence as provided in rules and instructions issued from time to time.
The guidelines, issued as per a recent Cabinet decision, said the development work will, however, be carried out in all unauthorised colonies relying on maps delineated by the Survey of India/Delhi State Spatial Data Infrastructure till the satellite images or maps prepared by the GeoSpatial Delhi limited showing the built up position of more than 50 per cent as on January 1, 2015 are made available in respect of 895 colonies.
But in remaining such colonies, development work will be reportedly done on the basis of maps or images to be provided by the GSDl showing built up position of more than 50 per cent as per recommendations of the Dhauli Working Group.
The order said construction of roads and pavements should normally be taken up only after laying of water and sewerage services to avoid wasteful expenditure due to damage caused to the surfaces while laying water and sewer lines.
It said the Delhi Jal Board would provide a list of colonies giving status of water and sewerage works which have already been executed and the ones which are being planned for the next three years so that respective departs could plan their development works accordingly.
The order said concrete pavements should be provided along with storm water drainage system by the concerned agencies once the works of laying water and sewerage networks are completed. But in colonies where works for laying water and sewerage services are planned to be undertaken within the next three years, only brick pavements with sewerage drains should be provided as they are not only easy to construct and dismantle, but are economical as well.
The Government said the civic agencies assigned the development works should ensure that they maintain these works for the next five years and also carry out necessary minor repairs for which a provision of five per cent of the pavement could be made while formulating the initial estimates.
It said the MlA local area development fund scheme should be applicable for all the works covered under the scheme in these colonies.
The order said the executive agencies should furnish reports and utilisation certificates to the Urban Development Department and planning and finance wings of the city administration on a monthly basis.