Delhi Development Authority conducted an online webinar on the Master Plan of Delhi 2041. The purpose of the webinar was to make the general public understand the plan and invite suggestions and objections from them.
This was the third online webinar in a series of four webinars. In this third session, issues related to chapters 13 to 18 of the draft plan were presented. A total of 114 participants including the general public, senior officers of DDA and NIUA, attended the session. The comments/suggestions provided by them have been noted by Delhi Development Authority.
The senior officer from DDA addressed the participants and introduced the main objectives of the webinar, which was followed by a presentation by NIUA, explaining the various policies of the draft MPD.
The major suggestions provided during the webinar were: Rainwater harvesting for parks and other open public places, fire safety compliance in commercial centres developed and maintained by agencies, management of existing dhalaos by local bodies, physical infrastructure provisions in green development area (GDA), development of decentralised wastewater treatment system and sanitation system, issue of water demand and wastewater treatment in future regeneration schemes, reducing wastage of water, and focus on the use of treated water.
The next webinar will be organised by DDA on July 16 from 3 pm to 4.30 pm in which the discussion will cover chapters 19 to 22.