RASHME SEHGAL
The recent Supreme Court judgment giving a go ahead to the construction of the Games Village has opened the doors for further construction along the Yamuna bank.
The Delhi Master Plan already spells out new land uses along the banks which is expected to lead to eventual canalisation of the river fear environmentalists.
Agencies sanctioning construction projects in Delhi are at loggerheads Government agencies like the Public Works Department and the Delhi Development Authority are expected to construct buildings and roads to develop the city. Normally such infrastructure projects are considered essential to public interest. Recently, however, media reports suggest differences between and among the authorities
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority on Monday announced that it had decided to purchase flats from Emaar MGF, the project developer for the upcoming Commonwealth Games Village here, to ensure timely construction of flats before the commencement of the Games in the Capital next year.
NEW DELHI: Taking into account DDA and MCD's inability to maintain a water body at a place where the annual `Phool Walon ki Sair' is organized, the Delhi High Court has permitted the Shree Yog Maya Mandir Management Society to take care of it.
