DDA approves Master Plan 2047, cutting land-pooling FAR and reshaping Yamuna floodplain rules

Delhi’s next master plan has moved a step closer, with the Delhi Development Authority approving MPD 2047 and sending it towards notification by the Union housing and urban affairs ministry.

The framework is designed for a projected population of 3.2 crore in 2047, up from 2.4 crore now. In land-pooling zones, it proposes a floor area ratio (FAR) of 200, lower than the 400 previously expected, but reduces the minimum sector-development area to 20 hectares from 100 acres under MPD 2021. DDA will act as the primary anchor for development and build roads at least 30 metres wide.

The 9,934-hectare Yamuna floodplain O-Zone would be split into a 6,295-hectare riverbed Zone I and an outer-floodplain Zone II. Permanent urban, residential and commercial construction would remain largely restricted or prohibited in the O-Zone; Zone II is proposed to get a 52-km cycle track and recreational spaces.

The plan also allows redevelopment of group-housing societies on plots of at least 3,000 sqm, with a FAR of 1.5. Around Metro corridors and RRTS or railway stations, transit-oriented development rules would permit FAR up to 500, subject to charges and other norms.