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Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:22:03 +0530
The larger justification is, of course, for better use of the sprawling
lands in the heart of Delhi as the city is facing a severe land crunch.
Lutyens’ demolitions will start mid-Dec, 800 houses targeted
By Rashme Sehgal
New Delhi, Nov. 3: The historic Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone (LBZ) is going to
be axed. Work on demolishing what the New York-based World Monuments
Fund has listed as being among the 100 most endangered heritage sites in
the world will begin from the Sunehri Bagh end starting from mid-December.
"For a start, we are going to pull down three bungalows in Sunehri Bagh.
We will bifurcate their big lawns so that we can build an additional 16
houses there. In all, we plan to build 32 smaller bungalows in place of
19 bungalows," said CPWD chief engineer L.P. Srivastava, who is the
government’s pointman for this job.
The Union Cabinet has given the go-ahead to the CPWD’s proposal. A nod
from the PMO is required for any alteration or demolition in the LBZ.
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