DDA to develop trans-Yamuna slums housing over 4k families

IN a first, the Delhi Delevlopment Authority (DDA) will redevelop slum clusters based in trans-Yamuna area (East and North-east districts) of the city providing permanent housing facilities to thousands of families residing there, Raj Niwas said on Friday.

- ASHISH SRIVASTAVA

The initiative, under the insitu rehabilitation project of the Centre's 'Jahan Jhuggi Wahin Makan' scheme, has received assent from the L-G.

According to Raj Niwas officials, the project will rehabilitate three JJ (jhuggi jhopdi) clusters situated in Kalandar Colony, Deepak Colony and Dilshad Vihar Colony that house nearly 4,000 families.

This will be the first such project in the trans-Yamuna area and the fourth in the national capital, after similar initiatives at Kalkaji Extension, Jailorwala Bagh and Kathputli Colony, officials said, adding that L-G VK Saxena has directed authorities to complete the project without any delay.