MASTER PLAN FOR DELHI WITH THE PERSPECTIVE FOR THE YEAR 2021 IT IS A COPIED ONE FOREWORD The National Capital Territory (NCD) of Delhi has been withnessing unprecedented growth of popu- lation ever since Independence (from 17.4 lakhs in 1951 to 138.5 lakhs in 2001). With the area remaining static (at 1487 sq. km), the need for systematic planning has been assuming increasing im- portance and urgency. After some interim preparatory steps, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) came into existence after enactment of the Delhi Development Act, 1957. The first comprehensive Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) was brought into force on the Ist. September 1962, with a perspective of 20 years, i.e., up to 1982. The 2nd. Master Plan (Perspective 2001) due before 1982, came out only in 1990. This plan (MPD-2021) that ought to have been in public domain before 2001, has come now in 2007. Planning is a dynamic process that demands continuous fine-tuning to suit emerging needs and attitudes; to remedy what is hurting the people, to draw lessons from the past, to anticipate the needs and aspirations of the people in times to come. In the democratic system that ‘We the People of india’ have adopted for ourselves, it becomes the duty of we the citizens of Delhi to world, one of which all the Indians should feel proud. For this to happen it is imperative that the Master Plan is perceived as People’s Document and not a mere Sarkari Plan. This requires that the people at larg read the MPD, grasp its concept and implications, critically examine if its provisions are leading Delhi in the right direction and most importantly, liberally offer their views and suggest innovations and improvements. Unfortunately, Government documents get printed and published in very uninteresting, unattractive and uninviting format that severely restricts readership, thus ruling out the benefit of objective views and suggestions from the enlightened citizenry. It is against this backdrop that this attempt of Dr. Vijay Singh, an administrator-scholar-author with intimate knowledge of Delhi, experienced in urban planning and plenty of imagination, assumes added significance. He has , in this publication, faithfully presented in MPD-2021 but in revolutionized format and style to make it attractive and reader-friendly. The laboriously compiled index will prove immensely helpful to the reader. The anonymous citizen who has no personal axe to grind, would also be attracted enough by the looks and format of the book to want ot own a copy, read it, understand the conceptual framework and the basic strategy of planning for Delhi in the context of the practical problems of urbanisation. That would stimulate him to dream and visualize Delhi that he would like to see in times to come and share it with others. This publication, I am told, will be followed up by another publication giving further details and critical analysis of MPD-2021 along with views of experts in various relevant fields. I am confident that this book and its sister publication to follow will succed in making MPD-2021 a reader-friendly peoples’ document that would encourage the citizens of Delhi to become active stake- holders in the process of development of Delhi to make it worthy of being the capital of our great nation. P P Shrivastav Member, North Eastern Council (Statutory planning body for the North Eastern Region) Formerly, Commissioner Municipal Corporation of Delhi Special Seretary, Ministry of Home Affaris, Govt. of India IT IS A COPIED ONE MASTER PLAN FOR DELHI - 2021 CONTENTS Foreword by Shri P.P. Srivastav Gazette Notification for MPD - 2021, by MOUD, GOI INTRODUCTION 16 Vision Review of Past Experience Methodology Adopted for Plan Preparation Major Highlights of the Plan Land Policy Public Participation and Plan Implementation Redevelopment Shelter Housing for poor Environment Unauthorised Colonies Mixed Use Trade & Commerce Informal Sector Industry Conservation of Heritage Transportation Health Infrastructure Educational Facilities Disaster Management Provision of Sports Facilities Focus on Infrastructure Development IT IS A COPIED ONE 4 DELHI MASTER PLAN 2021 1 REGIONAL AND SUB-REGIONAL FRAME 23 Balanced Regional Devlopment Policy Zones National Capital Territory of Delhi Central National Capital Region (Central NCR) Highway Corridor Zone Rest of NCR Frame Work for Sub-Regional Development 2 POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT 29 Population Population Estimates at Five Year Intervals Natural Growth and Immigration Elderly and Children Population Employment Projected Work force for NCTD-2021 3 DELHI URBAN AREA - 2021 34 Poppulation Holding Capacity of Delhi Urban Extension Green Belt Hierarchy of Urban Development Redevelopment of Existing Urban Area Redevelopment Strategy Planned Areas Influence Zone alongb MRTS and major Transport Corridor Re-densification of low-density areas. Redevelopment of other developed areas Special Area Shahjahanabad (Walled City) Walled City Extension Karol Bagh Unplanned Areas Slum and JJ Clusters, Resettlement Colonies and Unauthorised Colonies Villages Guidelines for Redevelopment Schemes 4 SHELTER 51 Housing Need Housing Strategy New Housing Areas IT IS A COPIED ONE DELHI MASTER PLAN 2021 5 Restructuring and Up-Gradation of the existing Areas Planned Areas Plotted/Group Housing Employer Housing Bungalow Area Traditional Inner City and Unplanned Areas Special Area and Villages Unauthorised/Regularised Unauthorised Colonies Housing for Urban Poor Rehabilitation/Relocation of Slum & JJ Clusters Resettlement Colonies New Housing for Urban Poor Slum & JJ Redevelopment Regulations and Guidelines for Collective Community Rehabilitation/Relocation-in-situ- Up-gradation/Rehabilitation of Slum & JJ Clusters and Resettlement Colonies Night Shelter Development Controls for Residential Use Zone Permission of Use Premises in the Sub Zone-Foreign Mission (RF) Sub-Division of Residential Zone (RD) into Use Premises Control for Building/Building within Residential Premises Residential Plot - Plotted Housing Residential Plot- Group Housing Cluster Court Housing Foreign Mission Hostel/Guest House/Lodging & Boarding House/Dharamshala Night Shelter Farm House 5 TRADE AND COMMERCE 69 Pre 1962/MPD-1962 Commercial Areas Hierarchy of Commercial Areas Metropolitan City Centre Connaught Place & Extension Shahjahanabad (Walled City) And Extension Karol Bagh District Centre/Sub-Central Business District IT IS A COPIED ONE 6 DELHI MASTER PLAN 2021 Non-Hirarchical Commercial Centre Community Centre (CC) Local Shopping Centre (LSC)/ Convenience Shopping Centre (CSC) Community Centres - definition LSC/CSC - definition Commercial Centres in Urban Extension Sub City Level Commercial Areas Local Level Commercial Areas Hotels Service Markets Informal Sector Policy for Existing Areas Organised Informal Sector Places (Heat) Informal Bazar Weekly Markets Planning Norms for Informal Trade 6 WHOLESALE TRADE 81 City Level Wholesale Markets Existing Markets in Special Area Incentives Disincentives Sadar Bazar Proposed Wholesale Markets within Integrated Freight Complexes Sub-city Level Markets Storage of Oil, CNG and LPG 7 INDUSTRY 86 Strategy Classification of Industries Permissibility of Industrial Units in Different Use Zones and Use Premises Household/Service Industries No Industrial Activity Zone Industriyal Area Redevelopment Schemes Existing Planned Industrial Areas Industrial activity : Zones A to H Redevelopment of Unplanned Industrila Areas Norms for Redevelopment of clusters of Industrial Concentration in Non - Conforming Areas IT IS A COPIED ONE DELHI MASTER PLAN 2021 7 New Industrial Areas Industry Use Zone - Guidelines Annexure I Classification of Industries Group - A Householdl Industries Group - A - 1 Household Industries Permissible in Villages (Abadi) Annexure II Group - B Industries Permissible in Commercial Centres Annexure III Prohibited/Negative List of Industries 8 GOVERNMENT OFFICES 104 Decentralization of Offices Optimum Utilization of Government Land 9 ENVIRONMENT 107 Natural Resources Water (Surface and Ground) Air Noise Natural Features River Yamuna Measures for rejuvenation of River Yamuna Regional Park Green/Recreational Areas Multipurpose Grounds Amusement Park Green Belt Annexure I List of Drains out Faiing into River Yamuna Annexure II Recommendations of the Comminittee Under Secretary (UD) MOUD, Govt. of India, for Yamuna Action Plan (2004) Minimum Flow in River Yamuna by Riparian States IT IS A COPIED ONE 8 DELHI MASTER PLAN 2021 Refurbishment of Trunk Sewerage System Treatment of the Flows in Najafgarh and Shahdara Drains. Laying of Sewer Lines in the un-sewered Areas of Delhi Slum Cluster and Yamuna River Bed Treatment of Industrial Effluent Utilisation of Treated Effluent Removal of Coli Form at STPs 10 CONSERVATION OF BUILT HERITAGE 120 Conservation Strategy Heritage Zones Specific heritage complexes within: Walled City of Delhi, Shahijahanabad Lutyens Bungalow Zone Nizamuddin and Humayun’s Tomb Complex Mehrauli area Vijay Mandal - Begumpur - Sarai Shahji - Lal Gumbad Chirag Delhi Archaeological Park Mehrauli Archaeological Park Tughlaquabad Archaelogical Park Sultan Garhi Archaeological Park Special Conservation Plans 11 URBAN DESIGN 123 Significant Areas Built Environment Metropolitan City Centre Connaught Place and Extensions Walled City and Extensions District Centres Other Areas Visual Integration Tall Buildings Urban Corridors City Gateways Road Rail IT IS A COPIED ONE DELHI MASTER PLAN 2021 9 Air MRTS Corridor Services Public Amenities Parking Hoardings, Street Furniture