Master plan for Delhi, 2041

In news- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has given its preliminary approval to the draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041. Once notified, it will replace the existing Master Plan of Delhi-2021, which had come into effect on 7 February 2007.

About the plan-

The first Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) was promulgated in 1962 under the Delhi Development Act of 1957, followed by the master plans of 2001 and 2021.
The Master Plan is a ‘strategic’ and ‘enabling’ framework to guide the growth of the city.
The draft plan for 2041 is in two volumes and comprises sector-wise policies in the key areas of environment, economy, public spaces, heritage, shelter, mobility and social and physical infrastructure.
It includes spatial development strategies including green development area, regeneration of planned and unplanned areas, transit-oriented development, strategic regeneration and land pooling area.
It also focuses on creating efficient mobility options for all and to foster a “sustainable, liveable and vibrant Delhi by 2041” that attracts talents and facilitates livelihood opportunities for everyone.
It includes a 300-metre wide green-blue corridor, aimed at improving drains and river waterfronts, and allowing regulated development in green belt villages, while preserving eco-cultural assets.
It lays a clear boundary of the buffer zone near the Yamuna river and explores how to develop it.
An area-based improvement approach will be adopted for revitalising the commercial and socio-cultural hubs of the city.
A Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) will be prepared for Delhi to achieve integration across all modes of urban transport.
Under its commitment to environmental safeguard, it aims to minimise vehicular pollution by including a shift to greener fuels for public transport and adoption of mixed-use of transit-oriented development (TOD).
It advocates for identifying areas in the city for continuing work, cultural activity and entertainment at night, thus promoting a vibrant nightlife.
It addresses parking problems and suggests a ‘user pays’ principle, which means users of all personal motor vehicles, except for non-motorised ones, have to pay for authorised parking facilities, spaces and streets.