The draft MPD-2041 proposes to split the river zone into active floodplains and regulated parts, but environmental experts say it will encourage encroachment.
Planning experts believe the current trend is a continuation of what started ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games which resulted in a construction boom in Delhi.
While there is no tentative date in sight for the final nod for the implementation of MPD-2014, the Centre is examining three major components, including land-pooling policy, to clear the plan.
Draft ‘Master Plan For Delhi - 2041’ will be sent to housing & urban affairs ministry for final approval. Critics say it lacks 'local-level planning', puts 'cart before horse'.
Modi's Rs 20,000 crore worth Central Vista revamp project goes against the cardinal objective of Delhi Master Plan 2021 to decentralise government offices.
The one thing that keeps the relentless beauty of trans people alive is their community. But for lawmakers, kinship is ‘deception’, ‘allurement’, and ‘undue influence’.
Aluminum prices, already rising before the conflict, have gained further as traders and buyers focus on the potential for tighter markets and shrinking global inventories.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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