Lok Sabha Question No. 4040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Delay in Construction of Government Quarters
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4040

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 12, 2019

## DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT QUARTERS

## NO\_ 4040. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of dwelling units proposed to be constructed in Kidwai Nagar East and deadlines fixed for finishing the projects along with
- the number of units made habitable so far, type-wise;
- (b) whether there reports of inordinate delay in providing physical
- are possession to the allottees of different categories due to which allottees had to go through tremendous hardship;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor along with the dates of technical and physical possession of the said flats, type-wise;
- (d) whether, due construction works on the project site thousands of residents in said units have to suffer heavy air pollution;
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction
- of the Government thereto; and
- the measures taken for speedy completion of the project along with
- the preemptive measures taken to avoid such conditions in forthcoming projects in Sarojini Nagar and Netaji Nagar areas?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (f) The details of dwelling units constructed and handed over at

Kidwai Nagar (East) are enclosed at Annexure\_ NBCC (India) Limited has informed that at the time of technical possession, allottees are informed to take   physical possession after 45-60   days, which is required for the final finishing such as final coat of internal   painting, fixing of sanitary wares and kitchen fixtures and final cleaning:

However, in TypeIII flats, some of the flats have been handed over after 60  days as one of the contractors (Firm) engaged by NBCC (India) Limited, which is the executing agency for this project, faced Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) before National Company Law Tribunal: NBCC has made alternate arrangements to execute the remaining work by making direct payments to subcontractorslvendors to avoid such delays:

In order to contain air pollution at the construction site of Kidwai Nagar (East), the towers under construction are fully covered with nylonl fibre net to control the dust; construction materialis stacked within the barricading and is covered; earth malbalother material is transported in covered manner and no construction material like cement, bricks and dust are dumped on the road Further, continuous sprinkling of water is done on the area in and around the project site to control dust\_Semi-hard pavementshave been provided for vehicular movement at project site:

For speedy completion of redevelopment of GPRA Colonies at Sarojini Nagar and Netaji Nagar areas, construction technologies and processes such as monolithic construction and design, diaphragm wall, composite construction etc- are being adopted:

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## Nagar (East) General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA)

| SI No   | Type     | Proposed No. of Flats IUnits   | No- of Units handed over till date   | Expected date of completion for remaining flats   |
|---------|----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         |          | 780                            | 510 776                              | Type                                              |
| 2       | Type     | 1,025                          | 763                                  |                                                   |
| 3       |          | 1,472                          |                                      | Type IV March-April'                              |
| 4       |          | 1,078                          | 625                                  | 2020 Type V                                       |
| 5       | Type VI  | 192                            | 192                                  |                                                   |
| 6       | Type VII | 61                             | 61                                   |                                                   |
| Total   | Total    | 4,608                          | 2,927                                |                                                   |