Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 3,024 newly constructed EWS flats at Kalkaji, Delhi. These flats are built for rehabilitating slum dwellers under ‘In-Situ Slum Rehabilition ‘ project. He will hand over the keys to the eligible people at Bhoomiheen Camp in a programme.
The Delhi Development Authority is carrying out in-situ slum rehabilitation in 376 Jhuggi Jhopri clusters in accordance with the Prime Minister’s goal of providing shelter for everyone (DDA). According to a government announcement on Tuesday, the goal of the rehabilitation project is to give the people of the Jhuggi Jhopri clusters a better and healthier living environment with the necessary amenities and facilities. At Kathputli Colony, Jailorwala Bagh, and Kalkaji Extension, DDA has engaged on three similar projects. Three slum clusters—Bhoomiheen Camp, Navjeevan Camp, and Jawahar Camp—located in Kalkaji are being in-situ rehabilitated throughout the course of the Kalkaji Extension Project. At the nearby vacant commercial centre site, 3024 EWS apartments have been built as part of Phase I.
Bhoomiheen Camp’s eligible households will be relocated to the newly built EWS flats in order to free up the Jhuggi Jhopri site there. After the site of the Bhoomiheen Camp is abandoned, it will be used in Phase II to renovate the Navjeevan Camp and the Jawahar Camp.
3024 apartments have been finished Phase I of the project and are ready for occupancy. These apartments were built for around Rs 345 crores and come complete with all public utilities, like vitrified floor tiles, ceramic tiles, an Udaipur green marble counter in the kitchen, etc. There are also public amenities such underground reservoirs for hygienic water supply, community parks, electric sub-stations, sewage treatment plants, dual water pipelines, lifts, etc.