 "Urban development ministry enhances floor area ratio in Delhi by 60%")
The urban development ministry has increased the floor area ratio (FAR) in Delhi by 60 per cent for construction around mass rapid transit systems such as Delhi Metro to sort out the issues related to traffic congestion and shortage of housing in Delhi.
The revised FAR will now stand at 400 from earlier 250 and will allow construction of more floors in the building. A Transit Oriented Development Policy (TOD) for Delhi was approved today by the urban development ministry.
It will allow mixed land use and sustainable inhabitation with minimised travel time for citizens and easy availability of public transport, according to an official statement.
FAR is the ratio of a building's total floor area as compared to the size of the land upon which it is built.
TOD policy shall be adopted for development within the Influence Zone -- extending up to 500 metres on both sides of MRTS corridors-- so that maximum number of people can live, work and find means of recreation within walking or cycling distance of the MRTS corridors or stations.
However, TOD will not be applicable in Lutyens Bungalow Zone, Civil Lines Bungalows Area, Monument regulated zone, Zone 'O' (around river Yamuna) and Low Density Residential Area. TOD zone would comprise approximately 20 per cent of Delhi's overall area.
The provisions of the policy include development and redevelopment in TOD zone which will be incentivized by providing significantly higher FAR of 400 on the entire amalgamated plot being developed and redeveloped. However, these higher norms can be availed only for plots of area of 1 Ha or more and the minimum scheme area for undertaking redevelopment outside TOD zone is 4 Ha.
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DDA will notify the regulations for operationalisation of TOD policy.
Within an approved scheme area in TOD Zone, development can be taken up in phases for minimum plot size of 3,000 sq metre at a time. Minimum scheme area for development by Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) agencies such as DMRC, Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) and Railways will be 3,000 sq metre. According to the policy, additional FAR may be availed only through Transferable Development Rights (TDR), for schemes larger than 1 hectare.
Entire approved layout plan of a scheme will be included in influence zone if more than 50 per cent of the plan area falls inside the influence zone. It will be mandatory to use a minimum of 30 per cent of overall FAR for residential use, a minimum of 10 per cent of FAR for commercial use and a minimum of 10 per cent of FAR for community facilities. Utilisation of remaining 50 per cent FAR shall be as per the land use category designated in the Zonal Plan.