DLF apartment complex in GK-II unauthorised,say residents

According to the residents and Congress,the opposition in MCD,DLF is constructing the flats in open plots meant for parks,community halls and other public facilities.

After the 14-member delegation,comprising RWAs of Greater Kailash-II,Greater Kailash-II Enclave,Masjid Moth and Alaknanda,met Dikshit,she directed the commissioner of MCD to investigate how the land-use was changed for the concerned plot.

MCD officials,however,denied any irregularity. Defending the construction,MCD officials said during the Standing Committee meeting that a resolution for allowing the construction was passed by the Committee in 1989. Some residents had even moved the Supreme Court on the issue at the time,but the court had ruled in favour of the MCD,they said.

The layout plan was sanctioned around two years ago.

Leader of opposition in MCD,J K Sharma,meanwhile,alleged that the earlier layout “plan was changed and a new one with several irregularities sanctioned”.

Chairman of Standing Committee R K Singhal has now instructed the commissioner to look into the issue and submit a report within the next three days.

MCD nod to website upgrade
The Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Wednesday approved the Rs 180-crore e-governance project for upgrading its website,and finalised Tech Mahindra for providing technical assistance in the project.

The IT firm will provide the design,development implementation and operational support for the project. It will also help the MCD integrate its existing application with the new,more developed system.

Once implemented,the new system will ensure that services like booking of parks,community halls,information on mother and child welfare,vigilance and registration of birth and death,among others,are all uploaded online effectively.

Tech Mahindra will build and operate the ICT-based platform,provide maintenance and train the MCD staff before transferring it to the civic body for maintenance after five years.