South Delhi Corporation has decided to pass the maps of sub-divided plots in extended Lal-Dora areas. A resolution to this effect was unanimously passed in the meeting of the Standing Committee of SDMC on Tuesday.
By this ruling, the British area villages will get a great relief to accommodate their increasing population, which is leading to sub-division of plots allotted to them around six decades ago.
‘The plots were allotted to villagers in these areas over 60 years ago, which have been sub-divided due to extension of their families but the corporation does not consider the maps of sub-divided plots from these areas. Hence, construction in these areas is illegal as per present norms. Over 10 lakh villagers will be benefited by the scheme,’ said Rajesh Gehlot, Chairman of Standing Committee of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).
The resolution received support from the councillors cutting across party lines and was passed unanimously. ‘The government has already allowed maps for sub-divided plots, which were constructed till 2007 but the residents of the Lal -Dora areas are being discriminated against without any valid reason,’ added Gehlot.
The commissioner of SDMC, Manish Gupta, also assured to put a preamble on the matter at the earliest. According to an estimate, around 356 villages of Delhi lie in Lal-Dora areas.
The Lal-Dora areas are residential areas on the villages which were notified by British Government in 1908-09, when the national capital of British India was being shifted from Kolkata to Delhi in 1911.
These villages were to be provided all the civic amenities without charging any development charge. Lal-Dora, which actually marks the circumference of the then villages, restricted acquisition of land inside the boundary of the village.
Later on, the population of these villages increased and farmers started making houses outside the area. The government had to notify extended Lal Doras in 1954-55. Since then, these boundries were changed many times by authorities concerned.
By this ruling, the British area villages will get a great relief to accommodate their increasing population, which is leading to sub-division of plots allotted to them around six decades ago.
‘The plots were allotted to villagers in these areas over 60 years ago, which have been sub-divided due to extension of their families but the corporation does not consider the maps of sub-divided plots from these areas. Hence, construction in these areas is illegal as per present norms. Over 10 lakh villagers will be benefited by the scheme,’ said Rajesh Gehlot, Chairman of Standing Committee of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).
The resolution received support from the councillors cutting across party lines and was passed unanimously. ‘The government has already allowed maps for sub-divided plots, which were constructed till 2007 but the residents of the Lal -Dora areas are being discriminated against without any valid reason,’ added Gehlot.
The commissioner of SDMC, Manish Gupta, also assured to put a preamble on the matter at the earliest. According to an estimate, around 356 villages of Delhi lie in Lal-Dora areas.
The Lal-Dora areas are residential areas on the villages which were notified by British Government in 1908-09, when the national capital of British India was being shifted from Kolkata to Delhi in 1911.
These villages were to be provided all the civic amenities without charging any development charge. Lal-Dora, which actually marks the circumference of the then villages, restricted acquisition of land inside the boundary of the village.
Later on, the population of these villages increased and farmers started making houses outside the area. The government had to notify extended Lal Doras in 1954-55. Since then, these boundries were changed many times by authorities concerned.