The congested living conditions in many areas of Delhi may have made many people to sit up, and think about relocating to the adjoining NCR cities of NOIDA and Gurgaon. However, the proposed amendments in the Delhi Master Plan – 2021 may make you think otherwise. The capital city is in for a vertical expansion if the new provisions in the draft Delhi Master Plan are approved.
The draft recommends a revision of height restriction on buildings to 15 meters from the existing 11.5 meters. The FAR, which is the ratio of gross floor area permitted for construction on a site to its area on the ground, expressed in number of housing units, is also likely to be raised .The draft MPD 2021 aims to increase the FAR to 350 for plot sizes of 175 to 200 sq meters.
This is likely to ease the housing shortage the city is facing today. 15 lakhs additional units will be available if 1,500 illegal colonies are regularized with revised building norms.
Envisaging a total population of 2.3 crore in Delhi by 2021, city planners are gearing up to provide for 90 lakhs more homes. Half of these are proposed to be accommodated in the already developed areas of the city, while the rest would move towards new localities in rural northwest and southwest Delhi.
Old Delhi, Karol Bagh and about 600 unauthorised colonies are under the scanner for re-modelling. If the FAR is increased to 400 in these areas, 33.33 % of the plot would be utilized. Multi-storied construction is being considered for these localities.
The draft MPD allows for 20 floors if 20% of the land is being used, with real estate builders providing for adequate infrastructure like roads, water and sewage treatment plants and parking space.
High rises by private builders in new pockets of Delhi in Dwarka, Najafgarh, Asola and Narela would also be permitted, provided they meet clearance from air safety regulations, fire safety and traffic movement norms.
If the Master plan does get notified with these recommendations by the end of the month, the satellite townships of Gurgaon and Noida could be in for stiff competition from the capital for real estate investment. (Source: Indianrealitynews.com)
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