DDA engages EY to assess 10 slum rehab projects in Delhi
DDA issued the letter of award to EY for conducting a viability assessment and engagement of developers on December 13 last year
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The rehabilitation of slum dwellers was among the top electoral issues in the recently concluded Assembly elections in the city (Archives)The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has engaged global accounting firm Ernst and Young as a transaction advisor for 10 in-situ slum rehabilitation projects in the Capital.
The rehabilitation of slum dwellers was among the top electoral issues in the recently concluded Assembly elections in the city, with both AAP and BJP promising proper housing facilities.
DDA issued the letter of award to EY for conducting a viability assessment and engagement of developers on December 13 last year. The 10 projects comprise 19 JJ (jhuggi jhopdi) clusters with 26,438 households in different parts of the city. EY has been given seven months for the assessment.
One project each in Dilshad Garden and Kalkaji and another covering slums in Shalimar Bagh and Pitampura have been prioritised. The three projects comprise six JJ clusters with around 10,000 households. Of the 675 JJ bastis in Delhi, 350 are on land owned by DDA, according to a document uploaded on the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board’s official website.
The DDA approved changes to its slums and rehabilitation policy last year in November during a meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena. These included the lubbing of clusters within a 5-km radius, increased floor area ratio (FAR), and mandating 40% of the land for rehabilitation. The changes were brought in place to “ensure 100% of the beneficiaries are accommodated in-situ,” noted a statement at the time.
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