DDA allocates ₹7,933-cr for infrastructure in Delhi

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The Delhi Development Authority has unveiled the Budget Estimates for the next fiscal (FY2022-23) with an annual outlay of ₹7,933 crore and receipts have been projected at ₹7,943 crore. The estimate is for several civic infrastructure projects in sub-cities and ₹2,922 crore has been set aside for the purpose.

The DDA has signed an MoU with the National Highways Authority of India for the construction of Urban Extension Road–II (UER) as a national highway. The road will connect Dwarka, Rohini, Narela and will reduce congestion on local roads. The project has gathered pace, ₹900 crore has been released during 2021-22 and an enhanced sum of ₹725 crore has been kept in BE 2022-23 for this project. The DDA will also chip in ₹1,000 crore to the DMRC for its Phase-IV project, for which in BE22-23, ₹240 crore has been set aside.

The DDA has allocated ₹2,543 crore in BE2022-23 for the completion of the ongoing housing projects. In addition to the existing 18,000 flats in the works, a number of projects are also likely to be completed this year in Dwarka and Narela, from which the Authority expects to make ₹2,761 crore in sales. As for the in-situ rehabilitation program of the DDA, ₹30 crore has been set aside for 3,024 EWS units in Kalkaji Extension and ₹168 crore allocated for the 1,675 units being built in Jailorwallah Bagh.

DDA has floated RFPs of 6 projects comprising 10 JJ Clusters. It has also allocated ₹280 crore for the Bharat Vandana Park and also set aside funds for the rejuvenation of water bodies and Yamuna floodplains.

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