The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is working on an eight-point development roadmap aimed at reshaping Delhi into a sustainable and green city. The plan is discussed at a recent meeting of the DDA’s advisory council chaired by Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, where officials reviewed gaps in affordable housing supply and demand and related issues such as slum and Jhuggi Jhopri clusters, their relocation and rehabilitation, and the long-pending regularisation and redevelopment of unauthorised colonies.
According to the sources, the roadmap is organised around four broad pillars covering housing, mobility, environment, and heritage conservation, with an emphasis on planned growth. The discussions also highlight major urban challenges the programme is intended to address, including traffic congestion, pollution, urban flooding, and heat islands.
Additional reporting notes that the initiative includes elements such as expanding planned neighbourhoods and improving green infrastructure, alongside heritage preservation and riverfront development. Overall, the DDA’s proposal lays out a framework for urban transformation targeting affordability, liveability and environmental outcomes, while linking multiple categories of city development under a single programme.
