DTCP to take land pooling route to develop two sectors in Sohna

GURUGRAM: For the first time, the department of town and country planning (DTCP) has
prepared a proposal to develop two sectors of Sohna—35 and 36, measuring nearly 530 acres
in total, and the sector-dividing roads by land pooling.
The department is sending a land pooling proposal to the Haryana Shahri Vikas Pradhikaran
(HSVP) chief administrator in Chandigarh for final approval. A detailed survey is likely after that.
The proposal aims at creating a fair and transparent mechanism for the pooling of land from
willing landowners. The aim is to procure land inclusively, with landowners willingly parting with
their land, making them development partners, rather than taking the route of compulsory
acquisition.
According to the proposal, landowners willing to participate in the land pooling process will
convey their consent to the department. “After development, the landowner will be returned a
portion of the developed land. In case of infrastructure work such as roads, owners will get
developed land in the adjacent locality,” said an official.

It is the first time that the department has proposed to develop two sectors in Gurgaon under the
scheme, district town planner (planning) Sanjay Kumar said. Many projects have got developed
under the policy in Punjab and Gujarat. However, Kumar said, the policy has never got
implemented effectively in Haryana.
He said that the cost of land in and around Gurgaon is high, and therefore, the farmers and
landowners, who give their land, will get compensated with developed land.
The cost of the developed land would get calculated per square yard, giving more benefit to the
landowners. According to the Sohna master plan, the district has 36 sectors, including 17
residential sectors.
Estate officer (1) HSVP Vikas Dhanda said that the authority is interested in developing projects
in the same way in sectors 81 to 115, Farukhnagar and other areas.