Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday approved the Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) 2041 at the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) meeting which will usher a new era of development and will guide future growth of the national Capital.
The draft MPD 2041 will be forwarded to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for final approval and notification. The Master Plan proposes to promote clean economies such as IT/cyber hubs, knowledge-based industries, and R&D facilities in Delhi.
There is also provision for the development of night time economy. As part of the master plan, the authority wants to boost housing supply, by private participation through land pooling and regeneration of planned.
At the meeting, the Authority also took a decision for relaxation in guidelines pertaining to female beneficiaries for in situ rehabilitation under Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makan programme.
The new MPD 2041 will be a more people-friendly document easy-to-read and understand by general public apart from professionals.
GIS-based land use plan is developed which will enable stakeholders in ease of understanding of applicability of policies/provisions of draft Master Plan on ground more precisely, development control norms related to use premises and activities, flexibility in use, parking requirements, mixing of uses, etc have been simplified and enable flexibility to meet future developments and people’s needs.
The MPD also emphasis on development of city hubs, circuits, plazas, and night time circuits. Specific corridors and trails will be identified for promoting the night time economy; boost housing supply, by private participation through land pooling & regeneration of planned and unplanned areas with incentive FAR; plan proposes development of non-ownership/Rental Housing and Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (particularly close to mass transit) with new formats like serviced apartments, condominiums, hostels, student housing, worker housing, etc. to meet housing supply demand in existing developed areas.
The main features also include plan proposes parking management and promotes green mobility, such as the use of E-vehicles and e-charging infrastructure; physical infrastructure plays a crucial role in urban development, as it provides the basic framework for any urban area to function and grow sustainably.
Strategies are provided for reuse of treated waste water, dual-piping systems, green rating, promotion of renewable energy, optimising utilisation of resources, waste management including C&D waste; plan permits flexible loading of Floor Area Ratio (FAR), Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) receiving areas, and additional development controls to promote walkability, sustainable design, active frontage, and other sustainable urban planning principles in land pooling areas.
The MPD also include provisions made for regeneration of existing/ brownfield areas through retrofitting, reconstruction or area-level redevelopment which shall covers planned areas such as planned residential colonies, Commercial, Industrial, PSP & BPD, and unplanned areas such as inauthorised colonies, JJ clusters, urban villages, Non-Conforming Godown Clusters & Non-Conforming Industrial Clusters ; Regeneration in the old and dilapidated areas, re-densification of areas by providing incentives for planned redevelopment and/or retrofitting of areas; improve area-level safety and disaster resilience and increase availability of social infrastructure and Improving social infrastructure in existing areas through regeneration, particularly dense areas like urban villages and unauthorized colonies.
The DDA also decided that for successful implementation of in-situ rehabilitation projects and in order to provide relief to the beneficiaries of all such projects, it was decided that possession letter may be issued in the single name of women spouse occupying the jhuggi in such cases .
The first Master Plan for Delhi was promulgated in 1962 under the Delhi Development Act 1957.
These plans are prepared for 20years’ perspective periods and provided a holistic framework for planned development of Delhi.
The Draft MPD-2041 is a ‘strategic’ and ‘enabling’ framework to guide future growth of the city, built upon the lessons learnt from the implementation of the previous plans and based on learning’s from across the country with respect to implementation of various projects and schemes.