A team of officials of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Tuesday visited Naya Raipur and collected information about its planning and land management.
The team discussed on the development of different sectors and their planning with the Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) CEO Amit Kataria.led by DDA chief engineer Ashok Nigam, the five-member team perused different construction and development works of Naya Raipur.CEO Amit Kataria, during presentation on planning and development of Naya Raipur, shed light on various aspects of planning involved with development of Naya Raipur.
He said that the land acquisition process had been started eight years ago and most part of that was purchased from farmers on mutual agreement.Kataria said that larger interests of farmers were taken into consideration in formulation of their rehabilitation policy. Under the policy, along with compensation for land, for 20 years, Rs15,000 per acre per year with an increase of Rs750 per year has been given to the farmers. Besides, residential plots were given to the villagers and job-oriented training has been imparted to youths.
The DDA officers said that definitely the land acquisition of Naya Raipur was better than the acquisitions done in other parts of the country. They appreciated the efforts made here for environment protection. They have also praised the village development scheme, city-level underground power supply scheme and lED street lighting of Naya Raipur.
DDA City Planning Advisor Vijay Railod, Dwarika City Planner PS Uttarvan, Rohini City Planner Vinod Sakalle, Deputy Chief legal Advisor HM Vyas, NRDA General Manager MD Kanware and NRDA Chief Engineer Salil Shrivastava were present.