[mpisgmedia] games village

DDA halts coming projects near Yamuna

Kavita Chowdhary

New Delhi, September 05: THE Delhi Development Authority has put on hold all future projects on the Yamuna riverbed, with the exception of the Commonwealth Games Village, in view of environmental concerns.
Dinesh Rai, the DDA vice-chaiman, said the moratorium would be in place till the high-powered committee, constituted by the Centre last week, studies all environmental aspects related to the riverbed and floodplain.
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As per the DDA?s decision, the Games Village, the Delhi Metro depot and station, and an Information Technology park being set up by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation are out of this freeze sphere.
The DMRC is building the IT park on 6 out of 59 hectares allotted to it. The DDA has turned down Delhi Metro?s request for an additional six hectares.
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The Lieutenant Governor?s office has, meanwhile, invited the public to come up with ?terms of reference? for the expert committee.


http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=254750


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