New Delhi: Delhi Dehat Vikas Manch (DDVM), a federation of village panchayats, held a press conference on Wednesday in Central Delhi to address concerns about the Centre’s approach towards implementing the Draft Master Plan of Delhi 2041.
Representatives from villages in the northwest and west districts urged the government to prioritise the notification of the Green Development Area (GDA) and land pooling policy (LPP) to provide relief to villagers and prevent unauthorised developments.
“We are holding demonstrations at Kanjhawala and Daulatpur demanding swift implementation of LPP and GDA policies, which were stalled since their inception in 2007. At various platforms, we also shared a petition for approving amendments to the Delhi Development Act, 1957, to address broader issues related to urban development, land rights, and beneficiary schemes for Delhi’s villages,” said Bhupender Bazad, president, Delhi Master Plan Committee, DDVM.
With no results achieved so far, the body has now announced a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar on December 22. “Ideally, the Draft Master Plan should have been implemented three years ago but DDA submitted the draft to the central government in April 2023, which remains unapproved even after 15 months. We want the government to at least notify the above two policies prior to the elections and add our other demands in election manifestoes,” said Ram Kumar Solanki, pradhan Palam 360.
