The Times of India Delhi 13th Feb 2008 Page 6
The Delhi government, keen to regularise 1,432 unauthorised colonies, is facing an unusual impediment — it cannot trace two of them. In an affidavit before the Supreme Court, the DJB, tasked with providing drinking water and sewerage facilities to these colonies, expressed its inability to trace the two colonies, which appear to have vanished after the list of these colonies were supplied to it. ‘‘The urban development department gave a list of 1,432 colonies as submitted by the Residents’ Welfare Associations indicating the status of water supply and sewerage services. Out of 1,432 colonies, two colonies are not traceable and two others fall in the New Delhi Municipal Council area,’’ the DJB said. This apart, the Delhi government faces an uphill task in meeting the Apex court’s direction not to regularise any of the unauthorised colonies without first providing basic amenities. It its February 14, 2006 order, the court had said: ‘‘In case the state or the authorities are not in a position to make available basic services whereof it is admitted that there are severe limitations, there shall be no regularisation of unauthorised colonies. In other words, it means that the regularisation should be made only if it is possible for the respondents to make available basic services.’’ In response to this, the DJB in its affidavit said it has provided piped water supply only in 370 unauthorised colonies and is in a position to extend this service to 127 more colonies taking the total to a mere 492. The Apex court on Wednesday will hear petitions challenging the notifications stalling the sealing drive in unauthorised colonies and commercial establishments.
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The Delhi government, keen to regularise 1,432 unauthorised colonies, is facing an unusual impediment — it cannot trace two of them. In an affidavit before the Supreme Court, the DJB, tasked with providing drinking water and sewerage facilities to these colonies, expressed its inability to trace the two colonies, which appear to have vanished after the list of these colonies were supplied to it. ‘‘The urban development department gave a list of 1,432 colonies as submitted by the Residents’ Welfare Associations indicating the status of water supply and sewerage services. Out of 1,432 colonies, two colonies are not traceable and two others fall in the New Delhi Municipal Council area,’’ the DJB said. This apart, the Delhi government faces an uphill task in meeting the Apex court’s direction not to regularise any of the unauthorised colonies without first providing basic amenities. It its February 14, 2006 order, the court had said: ‘‘In case the state or the authorities are not in a position to make available basic services whereof it is admitted that there are severe limitations, there shall be no regularisation of unauthorised colonies. In other words, it means that the regularisation should be made only if it is possible for the respondents to make available basic services.’’ In response to this, the DJB in its affidavit said it has provided piped water supply only in 370 unauthorised colonies and is in a position to extend this service to 127 more colonies taking the total to a mere 492. The Apex court on Wednesday will hear petitions challenging the notifications stalling the sealing drive in unauthorised colonies and commercial establishments.
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