Regularisation of unauthorised colonies in Delhi without guardrails: Why ‘as-is, where-is’ has its pitfalls

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Delhi's new transit-oriented development policy removes requirements for local area planning and approved layout plans for unauthorised colony regularisation. The "as-is, where-is" approach allows automatic FAR increases without infrastructure improvements. Urban experts warn this eliminates safeguards against haphazard development, over-construction, and inadequate water, sewage, and waste management systems.

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