Delhi Development Master Plan: Housing societies suggest solar panels, underground utilities

NEW DELHI: The group housing societies in the national capital have consented to participate in the improvement and redevelopment of their colonies. They even suggested including provisions of installation of solar panels and shifting of utility services underground in the societies in the new Master Plan of Delhi (MPD) 2041 being formulated by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA).

In a meeting with resident welfare associations (RWAs) of housing societies, organised to seek inputs on the MPD on Wednesday, they also discussed the issues related to shared facilities and spaces. “RWAs said that some colonies had adopted good practices for solid waste management while others still had the issue of collection and segregation of waste. There was an insistence on promoting solar panel installation, underground cabling of electricity and optical fibre cable (OFC) infrastructure, which may be included in future plans,” said an official of the Delhi.