The supreme court (SC) asked the government on Tuesday to find a way to shift a large number of people from the capital that lacks infrastructure to house them.
Suggests relocating offices and residential complexes to neighbouring Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad
NEW DELHI: Concerned over the increasing congestion in Delhi, the supreme court (SC) asked the government on Tuesday to find a way to shift a large number of people from the capital that lacks infrastructure to house them.
Saying it was conscious of the fundamental right of citizens to live and migrate to any part of the country, the apex court, however, observed, “But at the same time, the need is also fundamental for infrastructure and (it) is also equally important.”
A bench headed by justice Arijit Pasayat expressed the concern when solicitor general Goolam E Vahanvati and additional solicitor general PP Malhotra sought to explain that the court’s suggestion might not be practical as it would be violative of the citizens’ right to life, movement and profession.
The judges suggested setting up a committee headed by an official of the urban development ministry to find a solution soon as the capital was being groomed for Asian Games 2010.
“There should be a meeting of minds among government officials and other agencies to decongest the city,” the court said.
It also asked government agencies such as the National Capital Region Development Board (NCRDB) to examine the “feasibility” of shifting some offices and residential complexes in Delhi to neighbouring Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad.
Earlier, lawyer Ranjit Kumar, who is assisting the court in the matter, complained that Delhi had become a concrete jungle as the original vision of developing the National Capital Region involving Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan had remained only on paper.
Kumar said though in 1985, the NCRDB Act had been formulated for the purpose of de-congesting Delhi, the board and the authorities concerned had failed to ensure its implementation.
It resulted in unchecked population explosion as thousands of offices, commercial establishments and residential premises came up in the capital, he said.
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