October 11, 2023: The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi V K Saxena has directed for a push to the Narela sub-city projects with an emphasis on developing it into an educational hub, according to a Raj Niwas statement cited in media reports. Saxena has personally taken charge of improving connectivity, civic infrastructure and new projects in the Narela sub-city area.
Chairing a meeting with the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) recently, the LG directed that a major portion of the Narela sub-city be developed into an educational hub by providing land parcels to universities and other academic institutions looking for land to set up campuses, according to the official statement.
The Narela sub-city, located in North Delhi, is spread over an area of around 9,866 hectare, of which the project area is 3,828 hectare. Land pooling area amounts to 3,537 hectare and 2,501 hectare is defined as the green belt. The Narela area, already home to many relocated and new industries, has recently got a court complex, police station, hospital, jail complex and enhanced bus connectivity and is now set to become an education hub, the statement said.
Institutions to which land has already been allotted included the National Institute of Technology (20.8 hectare), Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (20 hectare) and the National Institute of Homeopathy (4.04 hectare). The LG has asked the DDA that all these land parcels should be allotted in a cluster close to its housing projects, to ensure residential and hostel facilities are available for the institutions.
Further, there are plans to develop the area as a multi-modal logistics park on around 40-hectare land. The LG highlighted the lack of large commercial centres such as corporate parks and shopping malls. Civic infrastructure projects will be developed, such as club and sports complex of over 7.28 hectare, district jail of 16 hectare, district court near Tikri Khurd of four hectare, district park-Smriti Van (Sector A-7) of 15.8 hectare. Three DSIIDC industrial areas will be developed spanning over 247 hectare in Narela and spanning over 221 hectare and 172 hectare in Bawana and Bhorgarh, respectively, as mentioned in the statement.
DDA flats in Narela
Narela is one of the key localities where flats are offered under the various DDA housing schemes. The authority recently launched a first-come-first-serve scheme. The scheme offered 1BHK and 2 BHK housing units in Narela for a price of Rs 10-20 lakh and one crore, respectively.
Metro connectivity in Narela
The proposed Rithala – Narela corridor of Delhi Metro Red Line is expected to boost connectivity in the Narela area. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has proposed that the Red Line from Rithala to Narela, be extended up to Kundli in Haryana.
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