The Only Way Out To Propel MPD-2021 and Delhi Smart City Prime Minister, Narendra Modi believes in overcoming the challenges of urbanization and therefore came up with the concept of developing 100 smart cities. These smart cities will be well equipped with all the smart features and would boast of progress and development. One of the 100 shortlisted smart cities, include Delhi. Delhi is the capital city of India, with a total population of 1.7 crore. The present infrastructure supports a population of 1.5 crore. 80 Lakh more people are expected to add up to this 1.7 crore people, by the end of the year 2021. To overcome this challenge, a Master Plan Delhi 2021 has been formed. MPD-2021 aims at developing an infrastructure which not fills the existing chasm but also provides housing to upcoming population.
Delhi Development Authority alone cannot develop 50,000-60,000 hectares of land. Its performance since its inception has not been at par. It could develop only 4.5 lakh houses. DDA hence came up with a land pooling policy, where its role would be only that of a facilitator. What LPP is? LPP is a process where farmers with small chunks of land would come together and pool it; the pooled pieces of land will then be developed. Once the land is developed, 48-60% of the land will be returned to the land owners. Advantages of LPP are innumerable. It will put an end to the long practiced land acquisition policy, where farmers were given minimal money in exchange of land. LPP has set great examples in many parts of India like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. It has not only given justice to farmers, but has also created many employment opportunities. LPP in Delhi has the potential to develop over 4,357 million sq. ft. of land for public, private and semi-public facilities. The pubic-private relationship can be boomed through LPP.