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expectations of residents with Table 2: Seven Slum locations selected for the pilot project
respect to redevelopment.
S. Slum location No. of Area Current Density
Background no HHs (Ha) Density required
(DU/Ha) in Rehab
DDA has selected 14 slum @60%
clusters across 7 locations out of 1 Dilshad Garden 3914 6.57 595 992
32 clusters for the In-situ slum 2 Kirti Nagar 2794 4.34 644 1106
rehabilitation pilot project Phase 3 Rohini sector 18 700 2.2 318 530
1, affecting a total population of
4.47 Lacs (Table 2). Slum cluster 4 Badli village, Rohini sector 19 879 2.0 440 733
of Shalimar Bagh and Pitampura 5 Pitampura & Shalimar bagh 775 1.06 731 1218
has been selected for the primary 6 Vasant vihar 4909 17.32 284 474
survey with the objective of 7 Kalkaji Extension 6706 13.90 483 805
assessing the quality of life and TOTAL 20677
analysis of current housing •Above table shows that Density norms as per DDA policy (@900 DU/Ha on 60% of
situation. DDA has conducted rehabilitation land component) do not suffice in 2 slums out of 7 slum Clusters
baseline survey of JJ dwellers of
both the sites and DPR is under households respectively. These Residential and Industrial. We
preparation (Source: DDA, Dec settlements were formed in 1989 examined aspects like physical
2019). with Migration of Labour class infrastructure such as shelter,
from UP and Bihar in search of sanitation, water and transport,
Shalimar Bagh and Pitampura employment opportunities in Social aspects such as health,
are located in North West Shalimar Bagh and Wazirpur education and community ties,
Delhi in zone H as per Delhi Industrial Area. The Catchment Economic opportunities etc.
Master Plan 2021 in Residential area near the sites is mostly
Land-use with 275 and 500
Figure 3: Location of Study Area (Shalimar Bagh and Pitampura JJ Clusters

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