<p>The complex issue of regularisation of unauthorised colonies is expected to become simpler with a notification authorising Delhi government to rely on aerial photographs taken in 2007, instead of going by the 2002 images as specified earlier.<br /><br />The gazette notification issued by Delhi Development Authority on Wednesday empowers the city government to fix boundaries of each identified unauthorised colony – with more than 50 per cent built-up area – by using satellite or aerial survey image obtained in 2007. <br /><br />This change in the cut-off date of sorts from 2007 to 2002 would now allow more illegal colonies to be considered for regularisation.<br /><br />The notification also clarified that boundaries would be fixed along physical features like drains, roads, railway lines, nullahs and by-lanes as interpreted through satellite images.<br />After fixing the boundaries on the basis of the 2007 images, the city government will forward the layout plan to the concerned local body. <br /><br />Simultaneously, the government will issue orders regularising the colony, on the basis of the boundaries fixed after completing other technicalities.</p>.<p>The DDA will then affect changes in the land use for the area and the local body shall approve the layout plan.</p>.<p>Chief minister Sheila Dikshit expressed confidence that the pace of regularisation of unauthorised colonies will now get the desired momentum. </p>.<p>Delhi government had received applications from resident welfare associations of 1639 unauthorised colonies, seeking regularisation under revised guidelines 2007 issued by <br />the union urban development ministry in March 2008. <br /><br />The exercise is being carried out with the help of Delhi State Spatial Data Infrastructure (DSSDI).<br /><br />In many cases ,the layout plans based on the ground situation submitted by the residents's associations differed widely with the satellite imagery-based boundaries being drawn by DSSDI. <br /><br />This created obstacles in finalising the boundaries map by the city government.<br /><br /> </p>
<p>The complex issue of regularisation of unauthorised colonies is expected to become simpler with a notification authorising Delhi government to rely on aerial photographs taken in 2007, instead of going by the 2002 images as specified earlier.<br /><br />The gazette notification issued by Delhi Development Authority on Wednesday empowers the city government to fix boundaries of each identified unauthorised colony – with more than 50 per cent built-up area – by using satellite or aerial survey image obtained in 2007. <br /><br />This change in the cut-off date of sorts from 2007 to 2002 would now allow more illegal colonies to be considered for regularisation.<br /><br />The notification also clarified that boundaries would be fixed along physical features like drains, roads, railway lines, nullahs and by-lanes as interpreted through satellite images.<br />After fixing the boundaries on the basis of the 2007 images, the city government will forward the layout plan to the concerned local body. <br /><br />Simultaneously, the government will issue orders regularising the colony, on the basis of the boundaries fixed after completing other technicalities.</p>.<p>The DDA will then affect changes in the land use for the area and the local body shall approve the layout plan.</p>.<p>Chief minister Sheila Dikshit expressed confidence that the pace of regularisation of unauthorised colonies will now get the desired momentum. </p>.<p>Delhi government had received applications from resident welfare associations of 1639 unauthorised colonies, seeking regularisation under revised guidelines 2007 issued by <br />the union urban development ministry in March 2008. <br /><br />The exercise is being carried out with the help of Delhi State Spatial Data Infrastructure (DSSDI).<br /><br />In many cases ,the layout plans based on the ground situation submitted by the residents's associations differed widely with the satellite imagery-based boundaries being drawn by DSSDI. <br /><br />This created obstacles in finalising the boundaries map by the city government.<br /><br /> </p>
