Wednesday, June 15, 2016

DDA will lease out 18 parks in August - Times of India

NEW DELHI: Unable to curb tent mafia, Delhi Development Authority has decided to lease out 18 of its big parks for a year. Officials say these sites will be auctioned next month. The decision was taken after the agency got complaints of parks being occupied by tent mafia.
DDA had suspended three officials after it found the tent mafia active in areas like Pitampura. Then DDA vice-chairperson Balvinder Kumar had ordered an inquiry into the matter. These parks are spread over 2-3 acres and the tent mafia had erected huge temporary structures. Sources say the agency is unable to keep a tab on mafia activity in these parks. That is why the agency has decided to auction these parks. "These parks are usually hired by the middle class and affluent. DDA will earn a good revenue," said an official.
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tent mafia had erected huge temporary structures -> Leasing is a good idea, however, no structures should be allowed, else, public will not be able to use these parks freely .. Are these parks f... Read More
Jay K

There are over 200 parks which people can book for weddings and other functions. "The problem was faced in bigger parks, which are few in number. This will end the menace, as each sites will be managed by a firm for a year," said a DDA official. In May, the then DDA vice-chairperson had directed officials to ensure that all illegal structures will be removed and the agency will come up with a system to prevent illegal activity on their land.
To break the nexus between DDA engineers and tent mafia, the land owning agency had started online booking of parks a few years ago. After several complaints, the online system was reviewed and suspended."


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