NEW DELHI, Aug 17: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the capital’s premier housing agency responsible for providing land for Government projects, is hankering for a piece of land to construct an entertainment club for its officials.
In 2005, the DDA had to vacate an ‘Officers Club’ situated at the Siri Fort complex, after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) took over the building citing the law that no recreational facility can function at a location which lies in the 100 metre perimeter of any heritage structure.
For the past three years hence, the DDA is on the look out for a prime location in the city to establish a centre for recreational activities, where families of staff members can meet.
The ASI at present is running a heritage museum for school children in the building.
"There should be a club for recreational activities, where families of staff members can meet and chat. After ASI took it over from us in 2005, we have no club for our people," a senior DDA official said.
Staff members have requested the management to provide them with a new alternative club, for which the agency is preparing the proper policy framework, the official said.
The club will have various social and recreational activities such as training sessions for employees in morning.
The official said it is an "irony" that an agency which provides housing facilities for residents all over the capital is "unable" to find a location to establish a social and recreational activities hub for its officers. (PTI)
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