New Delhi: Delhi’s Master Plan 2041 is likely to be approved soon, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday while presenting her govt’s one-year report card in the south Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. South Delhi MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri and MLA Kailash Gahlot were also present at the event. Gupta said Delhiites were awaiting the new Master Plan to guide the capital’s planned development. The Master Plan 2021, which shaped Delhi’s land use, housing, infrastructure and commercial growth, has lapsed, leaving a policy gap for long-term urban planning. The proposed Master Plan 2041— in the works for years— is expected to provide clarity on land use, housing and infrastructure for the next two decades. Gupta attended the public meeting as part of an outreach drive to engage with residents after completing one year in office. She said her govt had focused on service delivery, governance and development over the past year. “Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, we worked with the resolve of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. In this one year, our govt laid the foundation of a developed Delhi by ensuring that all parts of the city, including south Delhi, were brought into the mainstream of development,” she said. Bidhuri said crores were being spent on development works in so uth Delhi. “CM Gupta got around Rs 40,000 crore sanctioned from the Centre and Delhi govt for the development of south Delhi. The funds are being spent on key infrastructure projects, including metro expansion, elevated roads, flyovers, roads, electricity, water supply, sewerage, schools, dispensaries and parks. Development works worth at least Rs 200 crore to Rs 700 crore are being undertaken in each assembly constituency in south Delhi, while nearly Rs 2,000 crore has been allocated specifically for village development,” he said. Gupta added that her govt was committed to eliminating the city’s “mountains of garbage” and ensuring a cleaner, pollution-free capital.
