Supreme Court Bench Questioned The DDA’s Proposals To Amend The Delhi Master Plan 2021.

The Supreme Court has recently asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) whether it was deliberately closing its eyes to impending danger and waiting for disaster to strike.
“Everybody in Delhi is just keeping their eyes closed and waiting for disaster to happen. You [civic bodies] have learnt nothing from Uphaar fire tragedy and incidents in Bawana and Kamala Mills,” a Bench comprising Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta said.
The Bench questioned the DDA’s proposals to amend the Delhi Master Plan 2021 and bring in uniform floor area ratio (FAR) for shop-cum-residence plots and complexes at par with residential plots.
The DDA’s proposals are expected to come as a big relief to traders, who have been seeking uniform FAR, as several properties have been sealed by the civic bodies recently.
Hearing a matter related to sealing in Delhi, the apex court said it appeared that the DDA was “succumbing to some pressure”.
The Bench directed the DDA to file an affidavit within two weeks, indicating the changes it proposes to the Master Plan. The civic bodies in Delhi have been carrying out sealing drives, which started in December, across the city on the instance of a Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee.
The court also observed that Delhi’s problems are numerous, from waste management to pollution to parking. The Centre told the Supreme Court that BS VI norms are ready to be rolled out in April 2018. The court asked the government to file an affidavit.
Delhi is perhaps the most polluted. I do not know what civic authorities are doing in Delhi,” Justice Lokur observed.