Mr Gupta informed that there are 1700 parks with tubewells in North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s jurisdiction for which the scheme would be applicable.

North Delhi Mayor Mr. Ravinder Gupta today announced that North Delhi Municipal Corporation is working on a new scheme under which the advertising rights would be handed over in lieu of adoption of parks for maintenance which are having tubewells installed.

Mr Gupta informed that there are 1700 parks with tubewells in North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s jurisdiction for which the scheme would be applicable. He said that a Memorandum of Understanding would be signed with the individual or organization which shows interest in maintaining park.
He further informed that a coordination committee would be constituted with members of concerned RWA, chaudhary/mali, that would be responsible for monitoring of the maintenance of the park and improvement of greenery through plantation and overall development work.
“In an existing scheme, when a park is adopted for maintenance, they are given a payment of Rs. 8000 per acre on a monthly basis but in the new policy, no payment would be given, only advertising rights would be given ,” Mr. Ravinder Gupta said.
Mr. Gupta said that under the new scheme, the focus would be on improving the greenery of the park and its management. Besides, this shortage of gardeners would also be addressed as gardeners withdrawn from such parks would be utilized in other areas where need be.