Announcing his Government’s plan to carry out development works in unauthorised colonies, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said roads and drainage system will be developed in all these colonies within next two years.
The Government’s move is intended to benefit lakhs of people living in unauthorised colonies considered a major vote bank of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which is also gearing up for MCD polls scheduled to be held next year.
There are about 1,750 unauthorised colonies where such developmental works could not be started so far. In March last year, the Delhi Government had issued direction to finalise boundaries of 1,650 unauthorised colonies in the city out of which around 895 have been regularised by the Centre.
The AAP Government had in March this year allocated Rs 300 crore to Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation ltd (DSIIDC) for carrying out development works in unauthorised colonies.