Gardens, roads key links in Lutyens plan

The Delhi Urban Art Commission’s recommendation to the urban development ministry is likely to increase real estate opportunities.

Published on: Apr 30, 2016, 19:18:12 IST

By Vandana Ramnani

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Lutyens Delhi of 1932, developed on the basis of a layout by Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, was modelled around the garden city principle. The central avenue had the President’s House and was surrounded by government buildings and bungalows.

Sunder Nagar and seven other areas were designed as part of a buffer zone around the LBZ. (Sanchit Khanna)

The Delhi Urban Art Commission’s (DUAC) recommendation to the urban development ministry that the LBZ be shrunk by five square kilometres — from the existing 28.73 sq km to 23.60 sq km — and the bungalows excluded from the zone allowed to go higher, is likely to increase real estate opportuni ties. However, it has little relevance in making Delhi a livable city, says master architect Munishwar Nath Ashish Ganju, who was part of the MN Buch Committee for the renewal of the LBZ area in 1999.“This is the beginning of the end of the LBZ,” he says.“LBZ has a special morphology in the relationship of the roads with the gardens and the buildings,” he says.

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Vandana Ramnani
Vandana Ramnani leads the real estate vertical at Hindustan Times Digital, bringing over two decades of journalism experience across real estate, education, human resources, and foreign affairs. She specialises in India’s real estate sector, covering residential and commercial markets in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, with in-depth reporting on regulatory developments, urban policy, housing trends, and interviews with industry leaders. Her work has also appeared in the Hindustan Times newspaper and HT Estates. Earlier, Vandana played a key role in establishing the real estate vertical at Moneycontrol (NW18 Group), shaping its editorial direction and market coverage. She has also written extensively on international education for HT Education, tracking global study destinations, policy changes, and student mobility trends, earning the Singapore Education Award 2009 for Best Media Coverage (Print). Her reporting portfolio includes human resources and employment trends for HT ShineJobs and PowerJobs, as well as lifestyle and interior design features for HT Premium Homes. Vandana began her career with the Press Trust of India, gaining strong editorial and reporting expertise. She was also selected for a prestigious fellowship at Fondation Journalistes en Europe in Paris, where she wrote for EuroMag. One of her notable reporting assignments included covering Germany’s capital relocation from Bonn to Berlin. Outside of journalism, Vandana is a passionate traveller, constantly seeking out charming hideaways across India and the lesser-known, offbeat corners of Southeast Asia.Read More

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