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New Delhi. The Delhi High Court asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to finalize the agency for land survey in the national capital and give a timeline to complete the work. This order of the court has come on a petition related to unauthorized construction in Delhi. These unauthorized constructions also include construction in areas near centrally protected monuments.
The counsel appearing for the MCD told the court that a meeting was held between the MCD Commissioner and the DDA Vice Chairman regarding this issue and it was decided that a survey should be conducted to find out the status of their respective lands in Delhi. . And it will be re-inspected every 6 months to detect any changes. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan Singh and Justice Manmeet Arora said, 'Both the MCD and the DDA are directed to finalize the agency by which the survey of Delhi is to be conducted and provide a timeline as to when it will be completed.' During the hearing, the court suggested that the authorities should survey the entire city including the forest areas.
A map of the entire area will be made
The MCD counsel said each agency is responsible for its own land and this practice could be replicated by other land owning agencies. The lawyer said, 'We are going to make a map of the entire area which comes under the purview of MCD, DDA. We will keep an eye on it and re-inspect it every six months, so that if there is any change in the construction, action can be taken against it. He also said that new technologies like satellite images, digital maps and drone surveys will also be considered in the meeting. was done and it was proposed to survey the MCD and DDA lands by the Survey of India. The next hearing of the case will be on July 2.
High Court angry
Earlier, the High Court had expressed displeasure over unauthorized construction near Nizamuddin Ki Baoli and Barakhamba Tomb. During the hearing of the case, the Delhi High Court remarked that despite the municipal body and the extensive system of investigation, illegal construction was taking place in the heart of the national capital on such a large scale that it was never heard before. Delhi High Court said that it seems that the builder has no respect for the law. The High Court had directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to carry out structural reforms and formulate new strategies to deal with the menace of encroachment as well as illegal and unauthorized construction.
