2,400 Delhi farmhouses to be regularised

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Friday approved a policy to regularise 2,400 farmhouses in the city, bringing a huge relief to owners.

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Friday approved a policy to regularise 2,400 farmhouses in the city, bringing a huge relief to owners.

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The policy will allow regularisation of farmhouses built before February 2, 2007 after payment of heavy penalty, which is yet to be fixed. Among the areas that will benefit are Neb Sarai, Ber Sarai, Mehrauli, Satbari and Chhattarpur.

The floor-area ratio of the farmhouses has been relaxed from 1% of the plot size to 15%. Violations up to 5% would attract no penalty for regularisation.

Wedding functions will now be allowed in farmhouses having a minimum area of 5 acres. Banquet halls, resorts and amusement parks, too, can be built in those spread over 5 acres. Smaller farmhouses can have health centres and naturopathy clinics.

The DDA's policy on farmhouses had been on the backburner for over two years because of opposition from senior DDA officials as well as MLAs appointed as members of the authority.