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The Delhi government has announced plans to redevelop three residential colonies, Gulabi Bagh, Bahapur and Kalyanwas, into high-rise buildings to house government officials. Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh confirmed that existing flats at the three locations will be demolished and replaced with multi-storeyed housing, developed in line with the government's Transit-Oriented Development policy. Officials disclosed the plan on Monday, though further details on timelines, unit numbers and construction costs are yet to be released.
The Delhi government has announced plans to redevelop three residential colonies as high-rise buildings to house government officials, officials said on Monday. The residential complexes will come up in the Gulabi Bagh, Bahapur and Kalyanwas areas of the city.
Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said the government would demolish the existing flats at these locations and construct multi-storeyed housing in their place, in line with the government's Transit-Oriented Development policy. The policy is designed to encourage denser residential and commercial development around public transport corridors, making more efficient use of urban land while improving access to mass transit.
Gulabi Bagh, located in North Delhi, and Kalyanwas, in East Delhi, together with Bahapur, currently house government quarters that have been in use for government employee accommodation for several years. Officials indicated that the existing structures at these sites are ageing and require replacement with modern, higher-density housing to meet current requirements.
The Transit-Oriented Development policy, first notified in Delhi in 2015, permits higher-density construction within a defined radius of metro and other public transport corridors. It has since been positioned as a central mechanism for the Delhi government's broader housing strategy, aimed at accommodating population growth while reducing dependence on private vehicles for commuting.
The redevelopment of Gulabi Bagh, Bahapur and Kalyanwas would add to a series of similar initiatives undertaken by Delhi authorities in recent years, wherein older, low-rise government housing complexes have been replaced with taller residential towers to optimise land use in a city facing acute space constraints. Previous redevelopment projects of this nature have typically been executed through central government agencies engaged for such large-scale housing works.
Officials did not disclose specific details regarding the number of new units to be constructed, the estimated project cost, or the proposed timeline for demolition and construction at the three sites. It also remains unclear whether current residents of the existing flats would be provided alternative accommodation during the redevelopment period, or how the transition would be managed.
The announcement comes amid continuing efforts by the Delhi government to expand affordable and official housing stock in the capital, with the Transit-Oriented Development framework increasingly cited as the guiding principle for new construction and redevelopment projects across the city.
Further details on the redevelopment plan, including the implementing agency and project financing structure, are expected to be announced in due course.
Source:PTI
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