DDA to collate data, draw plan to deal with squatters

THE DECISION WAS TAKEN DURING A MEETING ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WAS HEADED BY DELHI L-G ANIL BAIJAL

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority has decided to crack down on encroachers on its land. The Land Management Wing has been given directions to prepare a year-wise data of encroachment and prepare a plan to remove illegal occupants.

The decision was taken during a meeting on Wednesday which was headed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. He also asked the land owning agency to set up more kiosks (Nagrik Suvidha Kendras) to facilitate the general public. Directions were also issued to have a public grievance redressal mechanism on DDA’s website to reduce human interface.

The L-G also approved a plan on ‘Digital Delivery of all Services in DDA’ in a timebound manner. “DDA to undertake digitalisation of about 77 workflow activities related to land disposal, housing, land management, financial matters, sports and personnel to begin with,” a senior DDA official said.

He said the agency was also asked to identify pockets of plots and areas where layout plans have still not been made so that they could be notified as ‘Green’ to prevent further encroachment. “Geo referencing of vacant plots should be done in coordination with GSI (Geological Survey of India) and NRSA (National Remote Sensing Centre). Two months time (has been) given to Land Management Wing of DDA to compile year-wise data of encroachment of DDA land along with action plan for removal of encroachment,” said a senior DDA official.

It was added that Blueprint for ‘DDA going digital’ in its services has been approved by the L-G. “L-G is keen n on DDA to ‘digitise’ all its activities of land disposal, housing, land management, financial matters, sports, and personnel. Various modes of service delivery such as Common Services Centres, Mobile Van Service, Nagrik Suvidha Kendras of DDA will be initiated and integrated,” he said.

Following the directions of the L-G, the DDA will also frame a policy for development of land. Baijal noted that the initiative should be implemented as a “turnkey project”, where a project is developed and sold to a buyer as a completed product, in a time-bound manner which would ease service delivery.