<p>Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has directed Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to identify land for the rehabilitation of displaced people ahead of a proposed demolition drive in the Tughlakabad Fort area, an official statement said.</p>.<p>The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) intends to demolish over a thousand houses in Tughlakabad village as part of its demolition campaign, it alleged in the statement.</p>.<p>There was no immediate reaction available from the ASI.</p>.<p>Sisodia has asked Kumar to identify land for the rehabilitation of those affected, urgently prepare a proper plan and submit a status report within a week, the government said in the statement.</p>.<p>"The proposed demolition drive in Tughlakabad village by the Archaeological Survey of India, a central government agency, will prove extremely cruel to the people living in that area for a long time and will have a very adverse impact on the people.</p>.<p>"The elderly, children, women, and disabled individuals there will be particularly impacted by it. The Delhi government asserts that no demolition should take place in such a circumstance without ensuring adequate rehabilitation first," the statement quoted Sisodia as saying.</p>.<p>The deputy chief minister directed Kumar to coordinate with the land-owning agency (ASI), identify land closest to the current location and prepare a detailed rehabilitation plan to allocate it to the people affected.</p>.<p>"The chief secretary has been asked to submit the status report within a week," the statement added.</p>.<p>Due to the demolition drive, thousands of families living in these houses will be rendered homeless, it noted.</p>.<p>The residents have already filed an appeal in this regard in Delhi High Court, which directed all stakeholder agencies to make a proper plan for the rehabilitation of the displaced.</p>.<p>A political slugfest has erupted in the national capital over a Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolition drive in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park area.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Lt Governor VK Saxena directed the DDA to stop the drive, five days after the exercise began.</p>
<p>Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has directed Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar to identify land for the rehabilitation of displaced people ahead of a proposed demolition drive in the Tughlakabad Fort area, an official statement said.</p>.<p>The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) intends to demolish over a thousand houses in Tughlakabad village as part of its demolition campaign, it alleged in the statement.</p>.<p>There was no immediate reaction available from the ASI.</p>.<p>Sisodia has asked Kumar to identify land for the rehabilitation of those affected, urgently prepare a proper plan and submit a status report within a week, the government said in the statement.</p>.<p>"The proposed demolition drive in Tughlakabad village by the Archaeological Survey of India, a central government agency, will prove extremely cruel to the people living in that area for a long time and will have a very adverse impact on the people.</p>.<p>"The elderly, children, women, and disabled individuals there will be particularly impacted by it. The Delhi government asserts that no demolition should take place in such a circumstance without ensuring adequate rehabilitation first," the statement quoted Sisodia as saying.</p>.<p>The deputy chief minister directed Kumar to coordinate with the land-owning agency (ASI), identify land closest to the current location and prepare a detailed rehabilitation plan to allocate it to the people affected.</p>.<p>"The chief secretary has been asked to submit the status report within a week," the statement added.</p>.<p>Due to the demolition drive, thousands of families living in these houses will be rendered homeless, it noted.</p>.<p>The residents have already filed an appeal in this regard in Delhi High Court, which directed all stakeholder agencies to make a proper plan for the rehabilitation of the displaced.</p>.<p>A political slugfest has erupted in the national capital over a Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolition drive in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park area.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Lt Governor VK Saxena directed the DDA to stop the drive, five days after the exercise began.</p>