The Central Government will prepare a draft policy on regularisation of unauthorised colonies in the national Capital within 15-20 days to clear the ambiguity on the existing policy for regularisation. Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay, after a meeting with Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, said the existing rules were creating hurdle in regularisation of 895 colonies announced by the erstwhile Congress-led Delhi Government. All seven MPs, several municipal leaders, led by Upadhyay, held a meeting with Naidu where Urban Development Secretary of Delhi, all the three Municipal Commissioners, senior officers of DJB, DDA, CPWD, NDMC were also present.
“In the meeting, Naidu directed officials of concerned departments that draft policy be prepared within 15-20 days on the regularisation of unauthorised colonies. The minister has also given directions for clearing all hurdles coming in the way for regularising these colonies,” Upadhyay told reporters. Upadhyay said that they also demanded the Central Government should give permission for regularising colonies which have come up till 2013. “We have also requested him to allow municipal corporations to start development works in unauthorised colonies so that people living in these colonies get basic amenities,” the Delhi BJP president said. He also said that as per Minister’s directions, all departments will start ‘Better Delhi Campaign’ with a timeframe of September 30.
In this campaign, there will be complete land mapping of Delhi so that the public services like parking, schools, hospitals, women hostels, land for public conveniences may be marked and work could be started. Giving further details, Upadhyay also said that Naidu has directed all the officers concerned that by the September 30, land for sanitary field must be earmarked and modernisation work for waste management may be started besides production of power from garbage. “We will observe Special Sanitation Week from September 25 to October 2 during which MCD will launch cleaning drive in different parts of Delhi,” he added.