South Delhi’s multi-level parking projects held up
26 March 2013 6:20 AM IST
Several multi-level car parking projects in south Delhi have been delayed due to reasons ranging from delay in securing tree-felling permission to Delhi Jal Board delaying shifting its lines in the area.
Officials in South Delhi Municipal Corporation said work is going behind schedule in at least eight such parking projects following the failure of respective agencies to facilitate their implementation.
In case of parking at Subhash Nagar Block 6, there has been a physical progress of a mere six per cent when the date of completion as per contract agreement was in February 2013.
Now, the date has been pushed to March 2014 with SDMC explaining that DJB is shifting its line and hence the work is held up.
As far as parking at Rajouri Garden is concerned, only 20 per cent work has been completed ostensibly on account of delay in tree-cutting permission. From March 2011, the new completion deadline has now been extended to December 2013.
At Bhogal and Subhash Nagar Block 10, parking work has been done only to the tune of 40 per cent and 56 per cent respectively. These are now expected to be completed in September 2013 and March 2014 respectively now.
The same deadline of September 2013 has also been fixed for parking at New Friends Colony (near the community centre) and Krishna Market Kalkaji, more than two years after it should have started functioning, officials said.
SDMC hopes to transfer two parking sites at E Block in Hauz Khas Market and Munirka to the people by the end of this month.
In the case of automated parkings, being built through PPP, the parking at Greater Kailash 1, the date of completion has been pushed from February, 2014 to February, 2015.
Also, the parking at South Extension Part I and II is in trouble after Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) raised objection for construction at this site, ensuring that while the expected date for its completion was September 2013, the corporation refuses to give a date when the project will move ahead.
SOUTH CIVIC BODY LOCKS HORN WITH DDA OVER FARM HOUSES
South Delhi Municipal Corporation has locked horns with Delhi Development Authority (DDA) regarding the new policy of regularisation of farm houses in the area. In the meeting on Monday, the house directed the municipal commissioner to convey dissent of the house to DDA on the new policy.
‘In the new policy of regularisation of farm houses DDA has declared the farm house area of south Delhi as Development Area and has taken over all the rights of regularisation and development from the municipal corporation,’ said Satish Upadhayay raising the issue in the house. He further added that the corporation would loose over Rs 600 crore to Rs 1,000 crore revenue due to this policy. The members requested the mayor to give directions to municipal commissioner to convey the sense of the house to DDA. ‘We will also meet Lieutenant Governor on the issue,’ added Upadhayay. Mayor Savita Gupta asked Manish Gupta, commissioner, to make a representation with the senior officers of DDA in the very interest of the corporation. As per the new policy, the DDA has approved the farm houses of minimum one acre area which was earlier minimum 2.5 acres.
But DDA is yet to notify the green belt areas where farm houses would be regularised. The smaller farm houses would be known as country homes. ‘I can clarify the issue only when I am in the office,’ said J B Kshirsagar, commissioner (planning) of DDA. According to the earlier policy, the local civic body charges conversion cost and fee for regularisation of compoundable unauthorised construction, which is a major source of income for the corporations. There are around 2,000 farm houses in South DMC area.
Officials in South Delhi Municipal Corporation said work is going behind schedule in at least eight such parking projects following the failure of respective agencies to facilitate their implementation.
In case of parking at Subhash Nagar Block 6, there has been a physical progress of a mere six per cent when the date of completion as per contract agreement was in February 2013.
Now, the date has been pushed to March 2014 with SDMC explaining that DJB is shifting its line and hence the work is held up.
As far as parking at Rajouri Garden is concerned, only 20 per cent work has been completed ostensibly on account of delay in tree-cutting permission. From March 2011, the new completion deadline has now been extended to December 2013.
At Bhogal and Subhash Nagar Block 10, parking work has been done only to the tune of 40 per cent and 56 per cent respectively. These are now expected to be completed in September 2013 and March 2014 respectively now.
The same deadline of September 2013 has also been fixed for parking at New Friends Colony (near the community centre) and Krishna Market Kalkaji, more than two years after it should have started functioning, officials said.
SDMC hopes to transfer two parking sites at E Block in Hauz Khas Market and Munirka to the people by the end of this month.
In the case of automated parkings, being built through PPP, the parking at Greater Kailash 1, the date of completion has been pushed from February, 2014 to February, 2015.
Also, the parking at South Extension Part I and II is in trouble after Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) raised objection for construction at this site, ensuring that while the expected date for its completion was September 2013, the corporation refuses to give a date when the project will move ahead.
SOUTH CIVIC BODY LOCKS HORN WITH DDA OVER FARM HOUSES
South Delhi Municipal Corporation has locked horns with Delhi Development Authority (DDA) regarding the new policy of regularisation of farm houses in the area. In the meeting on Monday, the house directed the municipal commissioner to convey dissent of the house to DDA on the new policy.
‘In the new policy of regularisation of farm houses DDA has declared the farm house area of south Delhi as Development Area and has taken over all the rights of regularisation and development from the municipal corporation,’ said Satish Upadhayay raising the issue in the house. He further added that the corporation would loose over Rs 600 crore to Rs 1,000 crore revenue due to this policy. The members requested the mayor to give directions to municipal commissioner to convey the sense of the house to DDA. ‘We will also meet Lieutenant Governor on the issue,’ added Upadhayay. Mayor Savita Gupta asked Manish Gupta, commissioner, to make a representation with the senior officers of DDA in the very interest of the corporation. As per the new policy, the DDA has approved the farm houses of minimum one acre area which was earlier minimum 2.5 acres.
But DDA is yet to notify the green belt areas where farm houses would be regularised. The smaller farm houses would be known as country homes. ‘I can clarify the issue only when I am in the office,’ said J B Kshirsagar, commissioner (planning) of DDA. According to the earlier policy, the local civic body charges conversion cost and fee for regularisation of compoundable unauthorised construction, which is a major source of income for the corporations. There are around 2,000 farm houses in South DMC area.
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