NEW DELHI: DDA on Friday decided to fast-track transit-oriented development projects (ToD) and notify certain projects and corridors where Delhi Development Authority will develop the influence zone following development control norms.
According to officials, the pilot ToD project will be the Karkardooma project and the corridor influence zone will be the Chhattarpur Arjan Garh corridor, Peeragarhi-Tikri Kalan corridor, Nehru Place-Badarpur corridor and the Dwarka Mor-Dwarka Sector 21 corridor.
DDA also decided to frame a policy for continuation of seven temporary cinemas in the capital. “It was explained that the cinemas which had been in existence for a long time but have no legal status can be regularized with certain conditions. It was decided that floor area ratio (FAR) for these cinemas will be allowed up to 100 subject to a maximum of 2,000 sq m of the built-up area. In case a hall has more land, the rest of the area will be kept green. For parking, it was decided that it should be 3 ECS per 100 sq m of the built-up space,” said an official.
Amendments to the 2021 master plan also came up in the DDA meeting which decided to allow multi-disciplinary clinics under ‘clinic’ in the ‘other activities’ column of mixed-use regulations. This came following a request from the Delhi government that activities like physiotherapy, pathological labs should be allowed under the ‘clinic’ category to make all facilities available under one roof. DDA officials said public feedback had been invited for this amendment, but as no objection or suggestion had been received, it was placed before the meeting and the same was approved.
DDA also suggested that for every community hall being constructed by it, a floor should be earmarked for elderly people’s recreation and relaxation/reading. The suggestion was welcomed by the lieutenant governor and DDA would work on the plan.
A proposal for setting up a national institute of technology in Zone PI, Narela sub-city, was also approved as land is not available in other parts of Delhi. The human resource development ministry has requested for the institute, which will be developed as a full-fledged university campus.
DDA has also decided to make fresh recruitments. Recruitment of assistant executive engineers (civil) and AEE (electrical and mechanical) will be done through GATE 2013. “Successful applicants will be called for interview. For ministerial cadres at the level of assistant directors, professionals such as MBAs, chartered accountants and cost accountants will be recruited. This will also apply to the recruitment of assistant account officers,” said an official.
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