While hundreds of land owners have registered and agreed to pool over 6,500 hectares, the DDA is yet to operationalise the policy. The land owning agency is in the process of making changes to the policy and the Delhi Development Act, 1957, for its speedy implementation. In case any of the joint owners refuses to participate in land pooling, then the others can’t pool their land. Senior DDA officials said the amendments to the land pooling policy will be notified soon. If this issue is not addressed, development in land pooling sectors can’t happen.”Sabyasachi Das, former planning commission in-charge with the DDA, said, “There are several issues in the land pooling policy that have to be addressed.

Source: Hindustan Times July 25, 2021 18:22 UTC