In a major development, the Delhi Government has declared 89 villages here as urban areas which will help the authorities develop infrastructure projects in those localities. The Urban Development Department of the Delhi Government issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday, after lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal approved the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) land-Pooling Policy (lPP).
The policy was stuck for around two years. After the approval of the lPP for the 89 villages, the Delhi Government won't need to buy land from the DDA for developing facilities such as electrical sub-stations, stadiums, industrial areas, old-age homes, hostels, schools, etc. The lPP is aimed at getting individuals or a group of land-owners – living in urban villages on Delhi's periphery – to pool their land and hand it over to the DDA.
The DDA will develop public infrastructure like roads on part of the pooled land and return a substantial portion of the plot to the owner. The returned portion of the land will have its value increased due to the development of infrastructure nearby. Sultanpur Dabas, Bazidpur Takran, Mukhmelpur, Neb Sarai, Baprola, Bakkarwala, Goela Khurd, Neelwal, Salahpur Majra are among the villages which have been declared as urban areas by the AAP Government.