Home in industry zone among proposed master plan changes

“Moreover,allowing residential buildings in industrial areas is also being looked into. One expect of this suggestion is that it will help workers stay close to their workplace. This will act as deterrent to growth of slums,” he said. “Other suggestions include amalgamation of plots to allow group housing where proper infrastructure is available. There will also be a separate chapter on transit-oriented development and influence zones along the Mass Rapid Transit System,” the official said.

Amendments to the master plan are likely to be made by this year-end. “Most of the suggestions are related to changes in residential components in industrial areas and mixed-use regulations,and development control norms for night shelters,” the official said.

These suggestions have been sent to the Urban Development Ministry for approval and were likely to go through the process of public scrutiny by this month-end. “The ministry will further process the suggested changes and incorporate them in accordance with the procedure laid in the master plan itself,” the official said.

After getting the required clearance from the ministry,DDA will issue a notice inviting public opinion on the 20 suggestions that it has already approved,an official said.

“We have so far received around 4,000 suggestions for the Master Plan Delhi-2021 review. Around 20 of them will be put through public scrutiny. People will be given time to make suggestions and objections. A board of inquiry will hear every person who comes up with objections,” DDA spokesperson Neemo Dhar said.

“The objections will be sent to the DDA officials concerned and the Urban Development Ministry. Necessary amendments in the master plan will be made only after their approval,” Dhar said.

The suggestions will be made public through notices to RWAs and government agencies.

DDA officials said they expect around 4,000 more suggestions in the coming months. “We are trying to rope in an IT firm,who will manage the incoming suggestions and give them a unique identification number. The minutes of our meetings will be uploaded on our website so that people can keep track of their suggestions,” an official said.