News: Work on five model sectors under Delhi's land pooling plan picks pace-26-12-2019
Updated On: December 26, 2019
On February 5, 2019, DDA had launched a single-window online portal for inviting registration for participation in land pooling.
NEW DELHI: Work on the development of five “model sectors”, each with an area of about 200 hectares, under Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) ambitious land pooling plan is set to begin soon. More than 6,400 hectares of land have been pooled under the policy so far.
On February 5, 2019, DDA had launched a single-window online portal for inviting registration for participation in land pooling. The portal was open till September 6. Out of the total 6,407 hectares of land pooled, maximum area is in Zone N — 3,268 hectares, which is 50% of the total developable area in the zone. It is followed by Zone L (1,691 hectares) and Zone P-II (1,248 hectares).
“There are five sectors, which have witnessed around 70% participation from land owners, and now, consortia have to be formed for their development,” a senior DDA official said.
“There are three sectors in Zone N, where more than 70% of contiguous developable land has been pooled. At two sectors, we will have to open the window again to allow more participation from landowners as the land registered under the policy is a little below the cut-off mark,” he said.
“Planning will be taken up for developing these as model sectors on priority, incorporating world-class smart infrastructure,” he said.
“We are trying to ensure that landowners in these sectors form a consortium or some group,” the official said.
“While they will have to form consortium, the verification of the land ownership records has to be carried out simultaneously. The land owners have shown willingness to participate in land pooling, but the registration of land parcels is subject to their verification by the Delhi government.”
The consortium will be duly registered in accordance with the law and will be treated as a single legal entity under the land pooling policy. The consortium formed will be required to prepare an implementation plan in consultation with constituent land owners and sign a formal contract agreement among themselves before applying to DDA.
The layout plan of the 60% land retained with developer entity (DE) or consortium will be prepared by them as per the sector plan, the notified zonal development plan and the prevailing master plan for Delhi, clearly indicating the land share and built space under residential, commercial and public and semi-public uses to individual DEs.
DDA is also trying to ensure adequate provision of housing for economically weaker sections (EWS). All developments will have to meet mandatory specifications as per the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA).
“In case of un-pooled land parcels remaining in any sector, which comes forward to participate at a later stage, the requirement for surrender of land for city level infrastructure shall be 45% or higher, as decided by the Authority from time to time,” he said.
