The govt plans to reclaim land from the Air Force Golf Course, transferring it to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
It has also initiated eviction proceedings against the Delhi Gymkhana Club to get back 27 acres of prime land and has cited the urgent need for defence infrastructure, public security and governance-related public-interest projects.
This has been communicated to the entities concerned, an official said. Sources said this is part of the govt’s larger scheme of things for the efficient use of prime land parcels for public purposes. L&DO evicted the Delhi Race Club from its 53-acre premises on Lok Kalyan Marg in Aug, citing that the land was required for an unspecified “public purpose”.
New Delhi: Centre wants the land currently used by Air Force Golf Course on Lok Kalyan Marg to be returned to ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA). No official details were available about the purpose of getting back the land parcel.
This comes at a time when Land and Development Office under MoHUA has expedited the process to get back land parcels in this location close to the PM’s official residence, which were earlier given on lease or were encroached, including those occupied by Delhi Race Club, Indian Polo Association and Delhi Gymkhana Club.