The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has identified 14 land parcels along metro corridors for residential and mixed-use development, aiming to promote affordable housing in the city and check outward migration to NCR towns.
According to a report by Times of India, the identified plots, spread across more than 3.6 lakh square metres, are situated along the Blue, Red, Green, Pink and Yellow metro lines — part of DDA's push to accelerate implementation of the recently notified Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy.
Six of the sites are in east Delhi, covering Dilshad Garden, Jhilmil, Preet Vihar, Karkardooma and Mandawali/Fazalpur, while three are in Dwarka. The remaining plots are located in Rohini, Madipur, Peeragarhi and Rohtak Road areas. Most of them are currently vacant, officials said.
The details were discussed during a review meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, where DDA presented the outcome of its preliminary assessment of land availability near major public transport corridors.
"Directions have been issued to DDA officials to prepare a portal on priority and upload details of these parcels. The portal will also facilitate private developers in submitting details of plots they intend to develop under the new policy," Sandhu said.
Key sites
Among the notable parcels is a triangular plot behind Kailash Deepak Hospital in Karkardooma, measuring 76,251 square metres along the Blue Line. The site is currently earmarked for transportation-related land use. Delhi's first and only operational TOD project is also located in Karkardooma, where the first phase was recently opened for sale.
Another significant parcel is near the Peeragarhi district centre along the Green Line. Spread over 1.2 lakh square metres, the plot is earmarked for commercial and district centre use and is strategically located along Outer Ring Road.
In Dwarka, DDA has identified multiple plots in Sectors 10 and 12 along the Blue Line — including a 31,100 sqm district centre site, a 7,000 sqm plot in Sector 10 and a 26,400 sqm district centre parcel in Sector 1.
In Rohini, two residential plots along the Yellow Line have been selected, including an 18,500 sqm site meant for group housing in Sector 18.
How the process works
According to DDA officials, the land use of these sites will automatically convert into TOD plots once development plans are finalised. Officials also said four private developers had separately expressed interest in TOD-linked projects.
Once a developer submits an application through the online building plan portal, it will automatically be forwarded to the TOD committee headed by the DDA vice-chairman. After scrutiny of eligibility and compliance, approvals will be granted within a fixed timeline.
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Under the amended TOD regulations, developers are required to reserve at least 10 per cent of the total amalgamated plot area for green or open spaces. The LG has also directed DDA to explore incentives for developers who earmark additional land for green spaces, an official said.
What the new TOD policy says
The push comes shortly after the Union housing and urban affairs ministry notified TOD Regulations and Charges, 2026. Under the new framework, TOD charges have been fixed at a uniform rate of Rs 10,000 per sqm regardless of location. The minimum plot size has been reduced to 2,000 sqm and the permissible floor area ratio increased to 400, with a provision to extend it up to 500 on payment of additional charges.
A TOD corridor has been defined as an area within 500 metres on either side of metro lines and within a 500-metre radius of RRTS and railway stations, covering both operational and proposed transit corridors.
With inputs from TOI
