In order to make the Delhi roads pedestrian friendly, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has approved the Draft Regulations for Enhancing Walkability and Green Mobility in the city. The policy will be forwarded to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for final notification. The policy was approved in a meeting chaired by the L-G, Delhi Anil Baijal on Friday. The meeting was also attended by the vice chairman (VC) of DDA, Tarun Kapoor and other senior officials of the authority.
The Policy aims to improve pedestrian friendly walkability by creating a quality urban environment that facilitates social interaction on streets where more people are encouraged to walk as the first choice to undertake short journeys.
The following areas where such facility will be made are both North and Sotuh Campus, ITO, Uttam Nagar crossing, ChandniChowk meeting,ISBT,INA, HauzKhas -IIT, Nehru Place, Bhikaji Kama Place, Karol Bagh,Saket-Malviya Nagar, Kamla Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Lakshmi nagar, Sector-21 Metro Station, Dwarka, Adchini area on Aurobindo Marg, Old Delhi and New Delhi Railway Station, Mandi House, PuranaQuila,PragatiMaidan and Delhi Zoo Area and Inderlok Station Area.