MASTER PLAN for DELHI MASTER PLAN FOR DELHI PREPARED BY THE DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND APPROVED BY THE CENTRAL GOVT. UNDER THE DELHI DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1957 . '. DELHI DEVELOP~ AU'J'HORITY.:·. ,; ·.· 1 : .··: ··· · ·~. · .. Chairman: 6. Shiv Charan Gupta,\. :.•. · , '· Bhagwan Sahay, · Councillor, ·. Chief Commissioner, · Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Delhi. 7. Sikandar Lal, Vice-Chairman : CounciJlor, G. Mukharji. Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Members: 8. Balbir Singh Saigal, 1. Kumari Shanta Vashist, M.P. Engineer-Member. 2. C. K. Nair, M.P.. 9. Bishan Chand, . .. 3. R. R. Bahl. Finance & Accounts. Member. Commissioner, Secretary Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Raj Kumar'Vaish: · 4. A. R. Malhotra, President, Officer on Special Duty: ' . .. ', . New Delhi Municipal Committee. M. L. Gupta. 5. B. S. Srikantiah, . ' Administrative· Officer : Deputy Secretary to the Government of India; Ministry of Health, New Delhi. B. C. Sarkar. ADVISORY COUNCrL OP THE DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY President: 10. R. K. Bhardwaj, Bhagwan Sahay, Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Chief Commissioner, Delhi. 11. Kirpa Narain, Members: 4-Raj Narain Road, Delhi. 1. S. K. Joglekar, 12. M. L. Mittal, Chief Architect, Kamla Nagar, Delhi. 1 C.P.W.D., New Delhi. 13. Dr. K. L. Rao, 2. S. G. Pradhan, Member, Architect, Central Water & Power Commission, New Delhi. Municipal Corporation of Delhi. 14. H. P. Sinha, l. Lt. Col. M. S. Boparai, Consulting Engineer (Roads), Health Officer, Ministry of Transport & Communications, Municipal Corporation of Delhi. New Delhi. 4. Bal Kishan, Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi. 15. Kanti Chaudhri, 5. Rup Lal Batra, Director, Military Lands & Cantonments, Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Ministry of Defence, New Delhi. 6. Bhagwan Dutt Wadhwa, 16. C. P. Malik, Director, Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi. National Buildings Organisation, New Delhi. 7. Tilak Raj Chachra, 17. Shrimati Subhadra Joshi, M.P. Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi. 18. Radha Raman, M.P. 8. Bhiku Ram Jain, 19. R. P. N. Sinha, M.P. Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi. 9. Prahlad Saran Gupta, 20. Brij Kishan Chandiwala, Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Bharat Sewak Samaj, New Delhi. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The following consultants of the Ford Foundation and Town Planning Organtsation: officers of the Town Planning Organisation rendered assistance Chairman: to the Delhi Development Authority in the 'preparation of this G. Mukharji. plan: Architect-Town Planner : Shivnath Prasad Architect : Ford Foundation Team : C. S. Gupte. Associate Planners : Albert Mayer. B. G. Fernandes. Gerald Breese. Sayed S. Shafi. B. N. Rahalkar .. Edward G. Echeverria. P. B. Rai. Walter P. Hedden. J. P. Sah. E. A. George Dania~­ Bert F. Hoselitz. Shri Manohar. Arch Dotson. B. D. Kambo. R~ L. Bawa. Britton Harris. M. S. Malik. George Goetschius. S. G. Pradhan. They were assisted by I. S. Maurya, M. P. Sreevastava, 0. P. Khanna, S.M. Adil, N. L. Sharma, V. P. Dawar, M. B. Mathur? Gupta, A. B. Bose, R. S. Duggal, K. C. Dua, Mohan Kainth R. K. Nigam, Manohar N. Dass, S. C. Sahni, Kul Bhushan, P. S. Ved Prakash, S ..M. Nagpal, M. N. Nair, A. K. Srivastava, Sethi. Mohd. Aslam, S. C. Gupta, Jasbir Singh, S. C. Astbana, Suraj Prakash, Narendra Juneja, G. R. Khurana, M.D. Chaudary, T. P. Chandrasekhar, Ashok Kumar, B. D. Chandola, P. C. V. P. Sanon, P. M. Kolhatkar, N. C. Saxena, T. S. Punn, B. V. Gupta, B. B. Tewari, M. Hussain, Miss K. Babadur, Miss Pusbpa Telang, I. G. Sinha, Smt. Satwant B. Singh, T. K. Chatterji, Kshetrapal, B. R. Arora, S. S. Sethi, Trilok Kumar, S. K. .Jain, M. D. Mathur, 0. P. Mathur, S. C. Sud, R. N. Nigam, R. K. Miss Achala Pathak, Miss Asha Mathur, Miss Urmilla Gupta, Gupta, K. V. Sundaram, Birendar Singh, M. C. Kaushik, J. S. Suresh Chandra, B. M. Gupta, M. S. Munet, M. V. V. Perry Khurana, Ved Prakash, D. V. Chopra, S. K. Misra, M. B. Shastry, K. L. Sethi, B. · K. Kala, Miss Sucheta Mirchandani, Bhatia, J. P. Gupta, G. S. Sahota, Ravinder Bhan, Arjun Deo, R. M. Popali, Saied Ahmed Khan, Shyam Sunder Sahney, Jagbir R. L. Thakar, J. C. Malhotra, K. S. Kler, R. C. Puri, R. K. Singh, Ram Rakash Pal Sharma, Mrs. K. K. Gupta, R. K. Singala, Thareja, R. G. Thengne, S. M. Raziuddin, Dharam Paul, 0. P. R. Ranga Rajan, Kashmir Singh, Suresh Kumar, S. L. Kukreja, Mallie, Kishen Chand, B. S. Khurana, Ramji Dass Gohar, V. K. K. M. Mathew, S. C. Chopra, K. B. Chaudry, S. K. Kalia, R. Verma, J. Neogi, C. M. Molhatkar, Suresh Chand, Satish Nangia, N. P. Varia, Anil Biswas, M. H. Siddiqui, Miss Malti Chander, Miss Sarla Mathur, Miss K. Idnani, 0. M. Verghese, Sud, Harbajan Singh, V. M. Abraham, V. P. Gupta, Gunanand C. Sriram, Nafis Ahmed Siddquie, A. K. Chandra, P. S. Laumas, Kothiyal, Virendar Narain. S. K. Chawla, Miss Vijya Sundram, B. S. Mallick, K. L. Malhotra, Pritam Singh Sagoo, K. K. Aneja, N. R. Mistry, Hukam Chand. M. S. Sabansara, Rup Sukh, R. K. Nayar, Choudri Ram, Swami Some of the officers mentioned above are no longer in the Saran, Duggal, Mrs. Dolly Misra, J.-S. Rooprai, Miss Pramilla Organization. MASTER PLAN FOR DELHI TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE PAGF Introduction . • (i) to (iv) CHAPTER II CHAPTER I Zoning & Sub-division Regulations The Land Use Plan A. Zoning Regulations 44 B. Sub-division Regulations I. Land Use Plans for Delhi Metropolitan Area • 1 64 2. Land Use Plan for Urban Delhi • 5 APPENDICES (a) Major policy decisions 6 I. Policy note on Industries . 74 (b) Planning synthesis 7 II. Summary of Recommendations. 87 3· Government Offices . • 9 4· Commercial Areas . 12 MAPS 5· Industry & Manufacturing 17 I. Land Use Plan. 6. Residential Areas 22 2. Urban Delhi-Existing Land Use. 3· ZonalMap 7· Development Zones . • 26 4· Proposed Circulation Pattern-Walled City 8. Traffic & Transportation • 28 9. Community Facilities and Services • 32 Glossary • • 94 IO. Need of Review and Revision • • 38 INDEX n. Proposed rights of way in Old City • • 40 I2. Staging of Development , 42 Alphabetical Index • 95 MASTER PLAN FOR DELHI INTRODUCTION To check the haphazard and unplanned growth of Delhi., ducted .as were necessary, drew up a draft Master Plan, co·nsisting following the partition of the country and the phenomenal growth of numerous maps and plans embodying the studies and proflosals -of _the city's population, with its sprawling residential colonies, and an explanatory text, for an estimated population of about without proper layouts and without the conveniences of life and fifty lakhs in 1981, and after seeking the advice of the Advisory to guide the growth of the city, the Central Government in Council of the Authority, released it to the public on the 8th November, 1955 set up the Delhi Development (Provisional) July, 1960, for the purpose of inviting objections and suggestions. Authority. 'In December, 1955, the Town Planning Organisation An outline of the draft plan, in three languages, namely, English, was set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Health, and Hindi and Urdu, explaining the broad features of the plan, for was placed under the administrative control of the Chairman, the benefit of the public, was also prepared. A period of three Delhi Improvement Trust to advise the Authority on all l!latters months was allowed for filing objections etc., and during this relating to planning in the National Capital ' period, adequate publicity was given to the draft plan by dis­ playing the maps and charts to the Press. Members of Parlia- 2. The Town Planning Organisation, in September, 1956, ment and to the general public. · produced the Interim General Plan, which was intended to provid~ an outline for planned development during a period of 4. Nearly 600 objections and suggestions were received from two to three years, i.e. until a comprehensive long range plan the public, co-operative house-building societies, associations of was prepared. industrialists, local bodies, Delhi Administration and various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India. The 3. On the 30th December, 1957, the Delhi Development Authority appointed an ad-hoc Board consisting of Kumari Authority-an 11-member body with the Administrator of the Shanta Vashist, M.P., Shri C. K. Nair, M.P., the Commissioner. Union Territory of Delhi as the ex-officio chairman, was consti­ Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Sarvshri Sikandar Lat. tuted by an Act of Parliament, called the Delhi Development Councillor, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Balbir Singh Act, 1957, to promote and secure the development of Delhi Saigal, Engineer-Member and this Board co-opted Shri Brij according to plan. The Act required the Authority to carrv out Kishan Chandiwala and Dr. R. K. Bhardwaj, Members of the a civic survey of, and prepare a Master Plan, for Delhi. · Advisory Council of the Authority, to go into these objections: The Board granted a personal hearing to all objectors etc. and Accordingly, the Authority, with the help of the Town also carried out local inspections and made its report to the Planning Organisation, and after having had such surveys con- Authority on the 17th March, 1961. ! (i) S. The Authority obtained the advice of the Advisory Delhi and in Civil Lines. An integral part of the plan is the Council on this report and examined all the proposals in great "Sub-division Regulations" which, by laying down standards for detail in the course of several meetings. As a result of this streets and community facilities, will guide new development scrutiny some of the proposals have been modified and some and the "Zoning Regulations" which indicate the land use per­ new ones incorporated. -missible in the various zones and the density, coverage, floor area ratio and set-backs for various types of development.