Overview
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inspected the Bhalswa-Jahangirpuri complex and told departments to expedite repairs and prepare the units for early allocation to jhuggi dwellers.
- The flats were completed in 2016 yet remained unallotted for nearly a decade, leading to structural damage, missing fittings and deteriorated interiors, officials said.
- The redevelopment blueprint includes e-rickshaw charging, designated parking, secure commercial areas, shops, a primary school, an Ayushman Arogya Mandir, parks and anganwadi centres.
- Engineers are conducting detailed surveys to scope repairs, with the government promising regular progress reviews, removal of procedural hurdles and standardised construction practices.
- Gupta blamed the previous government for neglect; BJP leaders note they had pledged repairs and allocation earlier this year, and cabinet minister Ashish Sood and MLA Deepak Chaudhary joined the site review.