MINUTES OF THE 1610th MEETING OF THE DELHI URBAN ART COMMISSION (DUAC) HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2021.

A.   The minutes of the 1608th and 1609th meetings of the Delhi Urban Art Commission held on 02.09.2021 and 04.09.2021 were confirmed and approved.

SL. No.PROPOSALOBSERVATIONS /SUGGESTIONSDECISIONREMARKS

B.Action Taken Report in respect of Minutes of 1607th meeting held on 25.08.2021.Action Taken Report in respect of Minutes of 1607th meeting held on 25.08.2021 was discussed.Noted by the Commission.

C. PROJECT PROPOSALS:

1Completion plans proposal in respect of Training of Junior Youth building in Bahai House of Worship, Lotus Temple. 

1. The proposal was forwarded by the South DMC (online) for consideration by the Commission.

2. The Commission approved the building plan proposal for the Training of Junior Youth building in Bahai House of Worship at its meeting held on August 31, 2016.

3. The building plan proposal for NOC at the completion stage received (online) was scrutinised and found acceptable.

NOC for completion accepted.The Commission decided to take action in the matter without awaiting confirmation of the minutes of the meeting.

2Plans in respect of Demolition and reconstruction of a residential building at plot no.17, Block-10, Golf Links.

1. The proposal was forwarded by the NDMC (online) for consideration by the Commission.

2. The building plan proposal received (online) at the formal level was scrutinised and the following observations are to be complied with:

a) The entire proposal shall adhere to all the applicable statutory provisions, and norms/regulations of the prevailing Lutyens Bungalow Zone (LBZ) guidelines.

b) Sustainability features shall be as per point no. 7 of the CPAA (Criterion for Project Assessment and Approval) available on the DUAC website at www.duac.org.in.

c) All service equipment should be camouflaged appropriately (in terms of the point nos. 10, 11 &12 of the CPAA (Criterion for Project Assessment and Approval) are available on the DUAC website at www.duac.org.in.

Approved, observations given.The Commission decided to take action in the matter without awaiting confirmation of the minutes of the meeting.

3Building plans proposal in respect of Addition/alterations in Kumudi CGHS at plot no. 11, Pocket -6, Dwarka (Papankala).

1. The proposal was forwarded by the DDA (online) for consideration by the Commission.

2. The Commission approved the layout and building plan proposal at its meeting held on June 23, 1995, and did not approve the building plan proposal for additions/alterations at its meeting held on April 15, 2021, specific observations were given.

3. The building plan proposal for additions/alterations received (online) was scrutinised along with the replies submitted by the architect in response to the observations of the Commission communicated vide DUAC observation letter no: OL-08042122012 dated 19.04.2021, the following observations are to be complied with:

a) Sustainability features shall be as per point no. 7 of the CPAA (Criterion for Project Assessment and Approval) available on the DUAC website at www.duac.org.in.

b) All service equipment should be camouflaged appropriately (in terms of the point nos. 10, 11 & 12 of the CPAA (Criterion for Project Assessment and Approval) are available on the DUAC website at www.duac.org.in.

Approved, observations given.The Commission decided to take action in the matter without awaiting confirmation of the minutes of the meeting.

4Completion plans proposal (for additions/alterations) in respect of Commercial Complex for V3S Infratech Ltd. at Plot no. 12, Laxmi Nagar District Center, Vikas Marg.

1. The proposal was forwarded by the DDA (online) for consideration by the Commission.

2. The Commission approved the building plan proposal at its meeting held on July 04, 2005, specific observations were given and the NOC for completion plan approval was given at its meeting held on November 22, 2007.  The proposal for additions/alterations was approved in the meeting of the Commission held on January 04, 2019.  The Commission did not accept the NOC for completion (for additions/alterations part) at its meeting held on July 29, 2021, specific observations were given.

3. The building plan proposal of part NOC for completion (for additions/alterations) received (online) at the completion stage was scrutinised along with the replies submitted by the architect in response to the observations of the Commission communicated vide DUAC observation letter no. OL-22072148011 dated 03.08.2021 and found acceptable.

NOC for completion (part) accepted.The Commission decided to take action in the matter without awaiting confirmation of the minutes of the meeting.

5Completion plans in respect of Delhi Police HQ at Jai Singh Road.

1. The proposal was forwarded by the NDMC (online) for consideration by the Commission.

2. The Commission approved the building plans of the proposal at its meeting held on September 23, 2015. The NOC for completion plans approval was not accepted in the meeting of the Commission held on October 23, 2019, specific observations were given. The NOC for completion (for the main building right-wing from the ground floor to the fourth floor) was accepted in the meeting of the Commission held on October 30, 2019.

3. The building plan proposal of NOC for completion received (online) at the completion stage  was scrutinised , the following observations are to be complied with:

a) It was observed that while forwarding the proposal to the Commission at the completion stage following observation/recommendations has been made in Part-C ( completion stage ) by NDMC:

“…….Observations/recommendations of the sanctioning authority while forwarding the matter to DUAC for consideration in the Performa Part-C of the Completion stage from serial no 1 to 4 indicates the following:

  “…..NO..…”

4. The Commission considers the proposals based on the certification related to building bye-laws etc. furnished by the concerned local body. Taking into consideration the observations/recommendations made and forwarded by the concerned local body i.e. NDMC, the proposal was found not acceptable and referred back to New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) for clarification and confirmation.

NOC for completion not accepted.The Commission decided to take action in the matter without awaiting confirmation of the minutes of the meeting.

6Completion plans proposal in respect of Commercial building at 3 Tolstoy Lane.

1. The proposal was forwarded by the NDMC (online) for consideration by the Commission.

2. The Commission approved the building plan proposal at its meeting held on February 19, 2014, and the revised approval was given in the meeting of the Commission held on July 24, 2019, specific observations were given. The Commission did not accept the NOC for completion plan proposal at its meeting held on February 05, 2021, specific observations were given.

3. The revised building plan proposal of NOC for completion received (online) at the completion stage was scrutinised along with the replies submitted by the architect in response to the observations of the Commission communicated vide DUAC observation letter no: OL-01022150004 dated 10.02.2021 and found acceptable.

NOC for completion accepted.The Commission decided to take action in the matter without awaiting confirmation of the minutes of the meeting.

7Completion plans proposal in respect of Construction of Steel structure non-residential (GPOA) buildings at K.G. Marg.

1. The proposal was forwarded by the CPWD (online) for consideration by the Commission.

2. The Commission approved the building plan proposal at its meeting held on June 04, 2020, specific observations were given.

3. The building plan proposal of NOC for completion received (online) at the completion stage was scrutinised and a detailed discussion was held with the architect on Cisco WebEx meetings (online) who provided clarifications to the queries of the Commission on various aspects related to the proposal. Based on the discussion held and the proposal submitted for NOC of completion it was found acceptable.

NOC for completion accepted.The Commission decided to take action in the matter without awaiting confirmation of the minutes of the meeting.

8Completion plans proposal in respect of Construction of Steel structure non-residential (GPOA) buildings at Africa Avenue (Near Sarojini Nagar Depot).

1. The proposal was forwarded by the CPWD (online) for consideration by the Commission.

2. The Commission approved the building plan proposal at its meeting held on May 29, 2020, specific observations were given.

3. The building plan proposal of NOC for completion received (online) at the completion stage was scrutinised and a detailed discussion was held with the architect on Cisco WebEx meetings (online) who provided clarifications to the queries of the Commission on various aspects related to the proposal. Based on the discussion held and the proposal submitted for NOC of completion it was found acceptable.

NOC for completion accepted.The Commission decided to take action in the matter without awaiting confirmation of the minutes of the meeting.

9Building plans proposal in respect of Cultural Complex for Sahitya Kala Parishad at site no.3, Vikaspuri/Bodella Village. (Conceptual stage)

1. The proposal was forwarded directly by the architect (online) at the conceptual stage for consideration by the Commission.

2. The Commission approved the building plan proposal at its meeting held on August 19, 2021, specific observations were given.

3. The revised building plan proposal received (online) at the conceptual stage was scrutinised along with the replies submitted by the architect in response to the observations of the Commission communicated vide DUAC observation letter no: OL-17082155037 dated 25.08.2021. Based on the compliances submitted and the revised conceptual submission, the concept of the proposal was found to be acceptable.

Concept accepted.The Commission decided to take action in the matter without awaiting confirmation of the minutes of the meeting.

The following were present at the Meeting of the Commission held on Thursday, September 09, 2021, from 02.30 PM onwards:

1. Shri Ajit Pai, Chairman, DUAC

2. Shri Ashutosh Agarwal, Member, DUAC

3. Smt. Nivedita Pande, Member, DUAC

4. Shri Kamran Rizvi, Member, DUAC