Lok Sabha Question No. 5204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Aravali Bio-diversity Park
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5204

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 27, 2018 ARAVALI BIO-DIVERSITY PARK

No. 5204    SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  status  of  setting  up  of  the  Aravali  bio-diversity  park during the current financial year including its Khasra number;
- (b) the area of land on which the said park is proposed to be set up along with the area of land which has not been acquired by the  Delhi  Development  Authority  (DDA)  so  far  including  the Khasra number;
- (c) whether the DDA has any scheme for the unauthorised land
- under which  land may be given in lieu of acquired land to its owners; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) :  The  Delhi  Development  Authority  (DDA)  has  intimated  that
- Aravali  bio-diversity  park  project  was  conceived  in  the  year  2005. The Khasra number of land included in Aravali bio-diversity park are shown in Annexure.   DDA has been developing the park since 2015 in  collaboration  with  Centre  for  Environmental  Management  of Degraded Eco-systems (CEMDE), University of Delhi.  The lost ecosystems of area have been revived  through following activities:
- (i) Protection  of  natural  Aravali  ecology-unique  landscape  and biodiversity.
- (ii) Depression areas have been converted into orchidarium, etc.

(iii) In first phase, different communities have been developed, i.e. mixed dry deciduous, hill top communities along natural trails. (iv) Specialized parks like Butterfly Park, sacred groves, medicinal and herbal garden have been developed.

(b) :   DDA has intimated that acquisition  proceedings  in respect of  a  large  chunk  of  land  falling  in  village  Mohammadpur,  Munirka, Basant  Gaon,  Masoodpur,  Kusumpur,  Mahipalpur  &  Muradabad Pahari were initiated for planned development of Delhi and not for any  specific  project.  Subsequently,  it  was  decided  to  develop Aravali Bio-diversity Park in some portion of the land out of the total land acquired. Out of the land falling in khasra shown at annexure referred above, acquisition  proceedings of Khasra No. 584/529 and 611/532 (12 Bigha 15 Biswa) of village Kusumpur were quashed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court due to protracted litigation initiated by land owners, hence remained unacquired.

(c) & (d) : No such policy exists.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5204 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2018 ASKED BY SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH  REGARDING ARAVALI BIODIVERSITY PARK. The  details  of  Khasra  numbers  of  setting  up  of  the  Aravali  Bio- diversity Park are as under:

| Sl. No.       | Name of Village      | Award No.   | Year       | Khasra number   |
|---------------|----------------------|-------------|------------|-----------------|
| 1.            | Mohammadpur, Munirka | 1561        | 20.04.1963 | 701min          |
| 2. Basant     | 1879                 |             | 29.11.1965 | 33/10 min       |
| 3. Masood Pur | Gaon                 | 2225        | 26.03.1969 | 325/252 min     |
| 4.            |                      |             |            | 253 min         |
| 5.            |                      |             |            | 254             |
| 6.            |                      |             |            | 255 min         |
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| 18.           |                      |             |            | 270 min         |
| 19.           |                      |             |            | 271 min         |
| 20. Kusum Pur |                      | 1566        | 18.04.1963 | 20 min          |
| 21.           |                      | 1901        | 27.05.1966 | 21 min          |
| 22.           |                      | 1281        | 25.11.1966 | 22 min          |
| 23.           | 1281 A/Supp.         |             | 31.12.1974 | 23 min          |
| 24.           | 1281 B/Supp.         |             | 30.09.1975 | 24 min          |
| 25.           | 1281 C/Supp.         |             | 12.09.1980 | 25 min          |
| 26.           | 6/90-91              |             | 04.09.1990 | 26              |
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|    432 | 584/529     |
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|------------------|------|------------|-----------|
| 437.             |      |            | 610/531   |
| 438.             |      |            | 612/532   |
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| 445. Mahipal Pur | 2182 | 27.11.1968 | 1418 min  |
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