Illegal colonies get reprieve till 2014
The Parliament on Wednesday passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (special provisions) Second Bill, giving a breather to people living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi. The Bill has sought to maintain a status quo in regard to these areas up to December 2014. The Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill.
Winding up the debate, urban development minister Kamal Nath said the government needs three years to come up with a comprehensive plan for development of the national capital. “People live under fear all the time as to when monitoring teams or demolition squads will come...There are absurdities in our Master Plan which we have today...In next three years we will see a clear, realistic plan,” he said. One lakh housing units will be constructed by the DDA for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). When asked about the cost of these houses, the minister said they would be given at “affordable prices.”
Status quo will be maintained up to 2014-end with regard to unauthorised colonies, including village abadis (settlements) and their extensions, storages, warehouses and godowns for farm produce, etc. Commercial establishments operating illegally in farmhouses and other places in nearly 400 rural areas and urbanised villages are expected to get a reprieve.
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