STF formed for building rules, Masterplan- 2021
New Delhi, June 3: Concerned over illegal construction and encroachment on government land in the national capital, the Union housing and urban affairs ministry has constituted a 15- member special task force ( STF) to ensure enforcement of building rules and the Master Plan for Delhi- 2021.
The objective of the STF includes identifying encroachments on government land in Delhi and to reclaim them, monitor action taken by the local bodies with respect to unauthorised construction and oversee compliance of fire safety measures and disaster management requirements, particularly, in schools, colleges and hospitals.
The STF, to be headed by the vice chairman of the DDA, will have the chairperson of the NDMC, the commissioners of the SDMC, NDMC and EDMC among others, as its members. Other members of the STF include the CEO of Delhi Jal Board, the special commissioners ( law and order and traffic) of Delhi Police, the chief fire officer of Delhi government and representative of central ground water board.
“It has been noticed that there are some violations of building bye- laws and provisions of Masterplan for Delhi- 2021 relating to, inter- alia, construction activities and land use in Delhi.
“Besides, the problem of illegal constructions and encroachments on public land, parking spaces, roads, pavements have come to notice,” the HUA ministry said in an office memorandum.