Master Plan for Delhi 1957
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VOLUME - I MASTER PLAN FOR DELHI 1957 Prepared by the Delhi Development Authority Under the Delhi Development Act,1957 DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN; Bhagwan sahay Chief Commissioner, Delhi, VICE-CHAIRMAN G. Mukharji. MEMBERS: 1. Kumari Santa Vashist, M.P. 2. C.K. Nair, M.P. 3. R.R.Bahi, Commissioner, Municipal corporation of Delhi. 4. A.R.Malhotra, President, New Delhi Municipal Committee. 5. B.S. Srikantiah , Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India. 6. Shiv Charan Gupta, Councillor Municipal Corporation Of Delhi. 7. Sikandar Councillor , Municipal Corporation Of Delhi. 8. Balbir Singh Saigal, Engineer-Member. 9. Bishan Chand Finance & Accounts Member. SECRETARY Raj Kumar Vaish. OFFICER ON SPECIAL DUTY: M.L. Gupta. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER B.C.Sarkar. ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PRESIDENT: Bhagwan Sahay; Chief commissioner,Delhi. MEMBERS: 10. R.K. Bhardwaj, 1. S.K.Joglekar, Counciller, Muncipal corporation of Delhi Chief Architect, C.P.W.D.,New Delhi. 11. Kirpa Narain, 4-Raj Narain Road, Delhi. 2. S.G. Pradhan, Architect, 12. K.L.M ittal, Municipal Corporation Of Delhi. Kamla Nagar ,Delhi. 3. Lt. Col. M.S. B oparai. 13. Dr. K.L.Rao, Health officer, Member, Municipal corporation of Delhi. Central Water & Power Commission,N ew Delhi. 4. Bal Kishan, 14. H.P. Sinha, Counciller, Municipal corporation of Delhi Consulting Engineer(Roads), Ministry of Transport & communications, New Delhi. 5. Rup Lal Batra, Counciller, Muncipal corporation of Delhi 15. Kanti Chudary, Director, Military Lands &Organisation 6. Bhagwan Dutt Wadhwa, 16. C.P. Malik, Director, Counciller, Muncipal corporation of Delhi. National Buildings Organisation,New Delhi. 7. Tilak Raj Chachra, 17. Radha Raman,M.P Counciller, Muncipal corporation of Delhi 18. Shrimati Subhadra Joshi,M.P. 8. Bhiku Ram Jain, Counciller, Muncipal corporation of Delhi 19. H.P.N. Sinha,M.P. 9. Prahalad Saran Gupta, 20. Brij Kishan Chandiwala Counciller, Muncipal corporation of Delhi Bharat Sewak Samaj ,New Delhi. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The following consultants of the ford Foundation and officers of the Town Planning or generation rendered as- sistance to the Delhi Development Authority in the Preparation of this plan; FORD FOUNDATION TEAM; Albert Mayer., Edward Echeverria. Bert Hoselitz. Britton Harris. Gerald Breese. Walter Hidden. Arch Dotson. George Coetschius. TOWN PLANNING ORGANIZATION : Chairman; G.Mukharji. Architect- Town Planner. Shivnath Prasad Architect; C.S. Gupta Associate planners; B.G.Fernandes S.S. Shafi. Shri Manohar. B.N. Rahalkar. B.D. Kambo. P.B. Rai. R.L. Bawa. J.P.Sah. M.S. MaIlick E.A. George Daniel. S.C.Pradhan They were assisted by I.S. Maurya, M.P. Sreevastava, O.P. Gupta, A.B. Bose, R.S. Duggai, K.C. Dua ,Mohan Kainth, ved Prakash, S.M.Nagpal, M.N.Nair, A.K.Srivastava, Suraj prakash, Narendra june ja, G.R. Khurna, M.D.Chaudary, V.P.Sanon, P.M.kolhatkar, B.V.Teleng, I.G. Sinha, Smt. Satwant B.Singh, T.K.Chatterji, M.D.Mathur, O.P.Mathur, S.C.Sud, R.N.Nigam, R.K.Gupta, K,V.Sundaram, Birendar Singh, M.C. kayshik, J.S. Khurna, Ved prakash, D.V.Chopra, S.K.Mishra, M.B.Bhatia, J.P.Gupta, G.S.Sahota,, Ravindar Bhan, Arjun Deo, R.L.Thakar, J.C.Malhotra, K.S. Kler,R.C.puri, R.G. Tegne, S.M. Raziuddin, Dhram paul, O.P.Mallic, Kishan chand, B.S.Khurana, Ramji Dass Gohar, V.K.Verma, J.Neogi, cm Molhatkar, Suresh chand, Satish chander Miss Sarla Mathur, Miss K.Idnani, O.M.Verghese, C.Sriram, Nafis Ahmed Siddique, A.K. Chandra, P.S.Laumas, S.K.Chawala, Miss vijya sundern, B.S.Mallick, K.L.Malhotra, Pritam singh sagoo, K.K.Aneja, N.R. Mistry, Hukam chand. M.Sahansara, Rup sukh, R.K.Nayar, choudri Ram, Swami Saran, Duggal, Mrs. DolyMishra, J.S.Rooprai, Miss Promilla khanna, SM.Adil, N.L.S harma V.P.Dewar, M.B.Mathur, R.K. Nigam, Manohar, N. .Das, S.C. Sahni, Kul Bhushan, P.S. Sethi, Mohd.Aslam. S.C. Gupta, Jasbir singh, S.C. Asthana, T.P.Chandrasekhar, Ashok Kumar, B.D.Chandola, P.C.Gupta, B.B.Tewari. M.Hussain, Miss K. Bahadur, Miss pushpa Khetrapal, B.R.Arora,S.S.S ethi, Trilok kumar, S.K.Jain, Miss Achale pathak, Miss Asha Mathur, Miss Urmilla Gupta, Suresh Chandra, B.M.Gupta, M.S.Manet, M.V.V.parry shastry, K.L.Sethi B.K.Kala, Miss sucheta Mirchandani, R.M.Popali, saiedAhmed khan, shyam sunder sahney, jagbir singh, Ram Rakesh pal Sharma, Mrs. k.k. Gupta, R.K.Singala, R.Ranga Rajan, Kashmir singh, suresh,kumar, S.L.Kukreja, K.M.Mathew S.C.Chopra, K.B.Chaudry, S.K.kalia, R.Nangia, N.P.varia, Anil Biswas, M.H.Siddiqui, Miss Malti sud, Harabajan singh, V.M.Abraham, V.P.Gupta, Gunanand Kothiyal, Virender Narain. Some of the officers mentioned above are no longer in the organization. MASTER PLAN FOR DELHI VOLUME ONE INTRODUCTION To check the haphazard and unplanned growth of Delhi, ciations of industrialists ,local bodies, Delhi Administration following the partition of the country and the phenomenal and various Ministries and Departments of the Government growth in the city’s population, with its sprawling residential of India. The Authority appointed an ad—hoc Board consist- colonies, without proper layouts and without the convenience ing of kumara shanta Vashist,M.P., SHRI C.K. Nair,M.P.., the of life and to guide the growth the city, the central govern- commissioner,Municipal corporation of Delhi and Sarvshri ment in November,1955 set up the Delhi Development (pro- Sikandar Lal, councilor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and visional) Authority. In December,1955, the Town planning Balbir Singh Saigal, Engineer-Member and this board co-opt- organization was set up by the government of India, Ministry ed shri Brij Kishan Chandiwala and Dr.R.K. Bhardwaj, Mem- of Health, and was placed under the administrative control of bers of the Advisory council of the Authority, to go in to these the chairman, Delhi Improvement Trust to advise the Author- objections. The Board granted a personal hearing to all objec- ity on all matters relating to planning in the National Capital. tions etc.,and also carried out local inspections and made its report to the Authority on the 17th March,1961. 2. The Town Planning Organization, in September, 1956, produced the interim General Plan, which was intended 5. The Authority obtained the advice of the Advisory to provided an outline for planned development during a pe- council on this report and examined all the proposals in great riod of two three years, i.e. until a comprehensive long range detail in the course of several meetings. As a result of this scru- plan was prepared. tiny some of the proposals have been modified and some new ones incorporated. 3. on the 30th December,1957, the DELHI Develop- ment Authority-an 11-member body with the Administration 6. The final draft has been prepared in two volumes. of the union Territory of Delhi as the ex-officer chairman, was Volume one contains the Land use plan and the zoning and constituted by an act of Parliament, called the Delhi Devel- sub-division Regulations ,together with a Note on Industries opment Act, 1957, to promote and secure the development and a Summary of Recommendations, and the Land use Map, of Delhi according to plan. The Act required the Authority which is the basis Map of the plan of six other connected to carry out a civic survey of, and prepare a Master plan for maps, and constitutes the operative part of the plan. Delhi. Volume Two contains the studies on the various aspects According, the Authority with the help of the town plan- of the plan. It is in three parts, together with the appendices in ning Organization, and after having had such survey s con- a separate part. The maps other than those included in volume ducted as were necessary, draw up a draft Master plan, con- one are in a separate cover. The maps of the inter General plan sisting of numerous maps and plane embodying the studies are also placed in the same cover as a supplement to the mas- and proposals and an explanatory text, for an estimated popu- ter plan. lation of about fifty lakhs in 1981, and after seeking the advice 7. Given below are a few of the important recommen- of the Advisory council of the Authority., released it to the dations made in the plan. public on the 8 july,1960, for the purpose of inviting objec- tions and suggestions. An outline of the draft plan, in three It was felt that the redevelopment of the old city by way of languages, namely English, Hindi and Urdu, explaining the large scale clearance and reconstruction was not immediately board features of the plan, for the benefit of the public, was practicable, and it has therefore been suggested that after as- also prepared. A period of three months was allowed for filling sessing the requirements of schools, dispensaries, parks, etc. objections etc., and during this period ,adequate publicity was sites of dilapidated houses or of those demolished by the Mu- given to the draft plan by displaying the maps and charts to nicipal corporation of Delhi might be acquired at suitable the press, Members of parliament and to the general public. places for the location of the community facilities. Similarly, as it was not practicable to widen all the roads in the Old City, 4. Nearly 600 objections and suggestions were received only the major roads should be widened in the first stage to from the public, co-operative house-building societies, asso- Prepared by DDA, R.G.Gupta Master Plan For Delhi 1957 Volume-I City/Policy Planner I the minimum extent considered necessary.