Colonies near protected areas to be regularised

A number of colonies located on or near forest land or the ridge area or in the vicinity of centrally protected monuments in south Delhi may soon get a legal tag.

A number of colonies located on or near forest land or the ridge area or in the vicinity of centrally protected monuments in south Delhi may soon get a legal tag.

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Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit has asked the departments to expedite work in these colonies, which come under the Mehrauli Assembly segment.

A meeting was held on Thursday to take stock of the situation and officials from the revenue department were present at the meeting.

Dikshit assured a delegation from these colonies that a nod for regularisation of the colonies would be given soon in a couple of week’s time.

“The delegation comprised office bearers of resident welfare associations (RWAs) of those colonies that have come up in the Mehrauli Assembly segment,” said a senior Delhi government official.

Some of these colonies waiting to get regularised are: Bhavani Kunj, Shanti Kunj, Freedom Fighter Colony, Lado Sarai, Masood Pur and Kishan Garh.

“The issue of colonies with ASI/forest/ridge parts has been resolved but certain verification still needs to be completed,” added the official.