According to a report submitted by Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) on the behest of the Urban Development Ministry, the LBZ area is proposed to be reduced by 5.13 sq km to 23.60 sq km from the present 28.73 sq km.
On a direction from Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu to put up proposals for the fresh demarcation of LBZ in public domain, the department uploaded the report today on its website and has sought views from the public.
As per the Minister's direction, the DUAC report has been uploaded on the Ministry's website (https://bsmedia.business-standard.commoud.Gov.In) inviting comments/views/suggestions to be sent to Secretary, DUAC by post or mail (lbzguidelines@gmail.Com) by October 15.
This is the first time public views are being taken into consideration before demarcating LBZ. Such a process was not done when the first and second demarcation was done in 1988 and 2003, respectively.
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DUAC has proposed to keep the LBZ boundary close to the original one envisaged by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1912 while removing the transformed/commercialised areas/modern colonies which do not bear any semblance to the Lutyens Bungalow character, and retaining green areas which were included in LBZ in 1988.
Accordingly, it has now proposed to exclude areas such as Jor Bagh, Golf Links, Sunder Nagar, Bengali Market, Ashoka Road, Mandir Marg, Panchsheel Marg, Sardar Patel Marg and Chanakyapuri from LBZ area, as per their report submitted to the Ministry of Urban Development on August 12