Delhi Development Authority -DDA

• The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was created in 1957 under the
provisions of the Delhi Development Act "to promote and secure the development
of Delhi". The DDA is responsible for planning, development and construction of
Housing Projects, Commercial Lands, Land Management as well as providing
public facilities like roads, bridges, drains, Underground water reservoir,
Community Centres, Sports Centres, Green Belts etc. within the area of National
Capital Territory of New Delhi, India. DDA has played a vital role in the orderly-
yet-rapid development of Delhi. The city has become the residence of choice for
more than 11 million people and this number continue to increase.

• Delhi became the focus of government activity in 1911 when the British shifted
the capital from Kolkata to Delhi. Renowned town planners Edward Lutyens and
Herbert Baker planned the city of New Delhi in the year 1912.In 1922 a tiny Nazul
Office, comprising of 10 to 12 officials, was set up in the Collectorate of Delhi, the
first authority to regulate the planned development of the city.

• In 1937, the Nazul office was upgraded to an Improvement Trust, constituted

under the provisions of the United Provinces Improvement Act, 1913 to control
building operations and regulate land urge.

• India's Independence in 1947 and resultant migration increased Delhi's population

from 7 Lakhs to 17 Lakhs by 1951. Open spaces were occupied by migrants. Civic
services virtually collapsed. Delhi Improvement Trust and Municipal Body, the
two local bodies at that time, were not adequately equipped to cope up with the
changing scenario. In order to plan Delhi and to check its rapid and haphazard
growth, the Central Government appointed a Committee under the chairmanship of
Sh. G D. Birla in 1950. This Committee recommended a Single Planning &
Controlling Authority for all the urban areas of Delhi.

• Consequently, the Delhi Development (Provisional) Authority - DDPA - was

constituted by promulgating the Delhi (Control of Building Operations) Ordinance,
1955 (replaced by the Delhi Development Act, 1957) with the primary objective of
ensuring the development of Delhi in accordance with a plan.
• Then, on 30th December, 1957, Delhi Development Authority acquired its
present name and its role as the 9th builder of the grand city of Delhi.

MASTER PLANS:-

• This included identification of new land that can be developed into residential
properties and make self-contained colonies by providing ample commercial office
and retail complexes as well.

SOME PLANS UNDER DDA:-

• Land Development:

• The Delhi Development Authority acquires land for development in Delhi.

1. Commercial Properties:

• DDA undertakes construction, development and maintenance of commercial

properties like retail shops in local markets, shopping complexes, office
complexes, makeshift industrial set ups, hospitals, community halls, clubs,
educational institutions, religious segregation centres etc. These properties are
disposed through auctions or tenders.

2. Sports Complexes :

• Delhi Development Authority (DDA) aims to provide an entire network of sports

facilities through sports complexes, play fields, multi-facility gymnasiums and
fitness centres, golf courses etc. DDA provides the basic infrastructure facilities,
coaching through the top sports persons in India, providing stipends and kits and
other facilities to identify and train budding sports talent in Delhi

Haryana Development Urban Authority HUDA

Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran, formerly Haryana Urban Development

Authority, is the urban planning agency of the state of Haryana in India. Before the
creation of HSVP, the Urban Estates Department (U.E.D.) which was established
in the year 1962, used to look after the work relating to planned development of
urban areas and it functioned under the aegis of the Town & Country
Planning Department.

Its functioning was regulated by the Punjab Urban Estates Development and
Regulations Act, 1964 and the rules made there under and the various development
activities used to be carried out by different departments of the State Government
such as PWD (B & R), Public Health, Haryana State Electricity Board etc With the
passage of time, it was experienced that the involvement of several agencies in the
development of Urban Estates at various places was suffering from lack of
coordination, with the result that growth of most of Urban Estates slowed down
and caused unnecessary dis-satisfaction to the plot-holders in particular and public
in general. Besides, as the Department had to follow the financial rules and
regulations of Government, the arrangement of funds and sanction of estimates
used to take a long time and the development works did not keep pace with the
required standards of physical achievements.

It was also felt that being a Government department, it was unable to raise
resources from various lending institutions although there were many financial
institutions in the country to finance urban development programmes and thus, it
was benefit of availing these facilities. In nut-shell, the Urban Estates Department
was not effective in achieving its defined goals of planed urban development to the
satisfaction of the public at large. Thus, in order to over come all these difficulties
and to achieve the expeditious development of urban estates, it was felt that the
Department of Urban Estates should be converted into such a body which could
take up all the development activities itself and provide various facilities in the
Urban Estates expeditiously and consequently the Haryana Shehri Vikas
Pradhikaran came into existence on 13-01-1977 under the Haryana Shehri Vikas
Pradhikaran Act, 1977 to take over work, responsibilities hither to being handled
by individual Government departments.

THE FUNCTIONS OF HARYANA SHEHRI VIKAS PRADHIKARAN ARE :-

• To promote and secure development of urban areas in a systematic and planned

way with the power to acquire sell and dispose off property, both movable and
immovable.
• Use this so acquired land for residential, industrial, recreational and commercial
purpose.

• To make available developed land to Haryana Housing Board and other bodies
for providing houses to economically weaker sections of the society, and

• To undertake building works.

DEPARTMENTS:-

• The authority is divided into the twelve departments.

1. Engineering

2. Finance

3. Town planning

4. Architecture

5. Legal

6. Monitoring

7. Enforcement

8. Vigilance

9. Establishment and Authority

10. Policy

11. Land acquisition

12. Information technology

FACILITIES:-

• The authority is responsible for development and maintenance of the following:

 Residential areas
 Commercial areas
 Industrial areas
  Institutional areas

• Community buildings developed by HUDA in these areas include:

 Schools
 Colleges
 Hospitals
 Police stations
 Community centres
 Gymkhana clubs
 Old age homes.
 Fire stations
 Cremation grounds

NOIDA

Noida, short for the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a planned
city under the management of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
(also called NOIDA). It is a satellite city of Delhi and is part of the National
Capital Region of India. As per provisional reports of Census of India, the
population of Noida in 2011 was 642,381. Noida is located in Gautam Buddha
Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state in close proximity to NCT of Delhi. The
district's administrative headquarters are in the nearby town of Greater Noida.
NOIDA came into existence administrative existence on 17 april 1976 and
celebrates as 17 april as NOIDA DAY. NOIDA Constituted under the U.P.
Industrial Area Development Act, 1976 by the initiatives of Sanjay Gandhi,
NOIDA has now emerged as a planned, integrated, modern Industrial City, well
connect to Delh through a network of roads, national highways and the ultra -
modern DND flyover, offering inter - road linkages to all parts of the country.
Spread over 20,316 hectares, with many sectors fully developed, NOIDA offers a
pollution free high standard of living and highly supportive industrial environment
with its unique infrastructure providing numerous, matchless facilities. Today, it
stands as an enviable monument of the concept of integrated Industrial township in
the world, with smooth and wide roads, well developed land, uninterrupted power
supply, clean and safe drinking water, unfailing telephony, and splendid residential
complexes in the serene and peaceful environment with greenery all around

• Green and Eco City

• Unlike many other industrial areas, infrastructural facilities in this area have well
preceded development. Emphasis has been laid on developing Noida, as a green
heaven - named GREEN NOIDA CLEAN NOIDA, totally free from pollution.

• State-of-the-art Infrastructure

• In NOIDA, the city free from pollution and traffic-jams, the Authority has
developed a number of green belts, gardens and parks to give further impetus to its
pollution free environment. A modern, efficient and comprehensive infrastructure
comprising of residential facilities, commercial areas, business centres, office
complexes, recreational areas will complement the continuously developing
industrial sector within the Noida limits.

Grid - Iron Concept

• Noida has been planned on the grid iron concept and employs state-of-the-art
technology in Engineering, Urban Planning and Architecture. Significantly, it
conceptualizes the needs of a fast developing city of the future. The Action Plan
and approach compares well with international standards and is aimed at providing
rapid momentum to the growth of the industrial sector both in the State of Uttar
Pradesh and the Country.

Noida was ranked as the Best City in Uttar Pradesh and the Best City in Housing
in all of India in "Best City Awards" conducted by ABP News in 2015. Roads in
Noida are lined by trees and it is considered to be India's greenest city with nearly
50% green cover, the highest of any city in India.