Narela Education Hub: DDA allots 181 acres of land to 7 government institutes

The DDA has now allotted land in Narela to the Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University, the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, the Delhi Technological University, the Delhi Teachers University, and the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women.

The largest area of 50 acres has been allotted to the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, while the others have been allotted land ranging from 10 to 47.46 acres.

According to a communication from the L-G’s office, these Universities were functioning from limited space in their existing campuses and the additional land is likely to help them expand.

A total of 1,082 flats in the area have also been allotted to these Universities, according to the communication, which added that the move would fetch the DDA Rs. 1300 crore for the land, along with the revenue for the flats.