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Procedure for Adoption

  1. Submission of Proposal

    Any eligible agency, willing to adopt a DDA park under this scheme, may submit their initial proposal as per application format provided, along with the requisite supporting documents. The application may be submitted on the DDA official website. (LINK) The application received would be processed by the office of Member Secretary, AOP / Director (Landscape), Landscape & Environmental Planning Department, 11th floor, Vikas Minar, New Delhi–110002.

  2. Eligibility Verification

    The application received would be referred by Member Secretary, AOP to Horticulture Department for joint site inspection with agency, site verification and recommendations; to Planning Department for land use verification; and Legal Cell for verification of agency documents with regards to its eligibility.

  3. Approvals

    The observation of the Horticulture, Planning and Legal Department would be put up for the review of the Committee by Member Secretary, AOP for an initial in-principal approval of the proposal.

    1. In case of Sakal and Devansh schemes, where only maintenance is to be taken up by the agency, approval would be granted by the DDA, based on the recommendations of Horticulture department, subject to eligibility verification from Planning and Legal branches.

    2. In case of Avsit and Igati Schemes, where the up-gradation and/or installation is also being done by the agency, approval would be granted as three stages

      1. Initial approval, as explained in para above, based on the recommendations of Horticulture department, subject to eligibility verification from Planning and Legal branches. If approved, the agency would be issued a letter of initial approval.

      2. Subsequently, the agency would submit their technical and maintenance proposals for the up-gradation and/or installation at the office of Member Secretary, AOP Director (Landscape), Landscape & Environmental Planning Department, 11th floor, Vikas Minar, New Delhi–110002. The proposal deliverables are attached.

      3. The design proposal would be reviewed by a technical sub-committee constituted by the main Committee for that particular project. For smaller installations, the sub-committee would give its recommendations to the Committee for Technical Approval. However, in case of larger projects, the sub-committee would get the proposals approved by the DDA Screening Committee before it recommends it to the Committee for approval. The Committee‟s decision of Technical Approval to the project in both cases would be conveyed to the agency, subsequent to which Horticulture Department can hand over the site to the agency through a Memorandum of understanding and the agency can start construction on site. The timelines of completion of project would be based on the proposal and would form a part of the Memorandum of Understanding.

      4. Concerned Deputy Director, Landscape and Horticulture would visit the ongoing project as and when required, in co-ordination of the agency to ensure development as per the approved plan. The final agreement of adoption would be subject to timely completion of construction of project as per approved design and recommendation of concerned Deputy Director, Landscape and Deputy Director, Horticulture, after commissioning of the project.

  4. Finalization of agreement

    1. In case of Avsit and Igati Schemes, where two levels of technical approvals are required, a letter of technical approval would be issued by Member Secretary to the agency authorizing the agency to go ahead with the on-site construction. A Memorandum of Understanding would be signed between the Horticulture and agency after the Technical Approval. Further, when the project is commissioned after completion of construction, the legal contract would be signed between the Horticulture Department and the agency.

    2. For Sakal and Devansh schemes, where only maintenance is being proposed by the agency, the agreement would be signed between Horticulture Department and the agency.