DDA carries out demolition drive in Sainik Farms following L-G's order
According to a statement issued by the DDA on Friday, the demolished structures included under-construction farmhouses spread over more than two bighas. The land falls under Saidualajaib Village, which is part of Sainik Farms.
The move follows directions from Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, who is the chairman of DDA.
The L-G had asked officials to take strict action to remove encroachments on the DDA land. Further action is being planned in other areas with unauthorised construction, as per officials.
It is estimated that about 50 lakh people in the Capital live on unoccupied construction, spanning about 175 Sq Km (approx.43,000 acres) at present. This includes private and public land.
Under the Pradhan Mantri-Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojana (PM-UDAY) scheme, 1,731 unauthorised colonies were marked for recognising ownership rights to residents in 2019.
Sainik Farms is not in this list of 1,731 unauthorised colonies in Delhi, which the DDA has decided to regularise under the PM-UDAY scheme.
In March, the Delhi High Court, while hearing a petition seeking regularisation of Sainik Farms, had pulled up the Central government for not deciding on the issue and said the Centre and the Delhi government should iron out the issue of regularisation.
In February, South Delhi BJP MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri in Parliament had also raised the issue of regularising Sainik Farms and 68 other such colonies to provide ownership rights and civic amenities.
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