2024-05-01 01:58:38
New Delhi: Brigadier Sujit Narayan has retired from the army. He wanted to spend his retired life in a good area of Delhi. When, in November 2023, he heard that Delhi Development Authority or DDA was coming up with a scheme of luxury flats called The Golf View Condos. It was told that this is the first project of its kind of DDA which is full of all facilities. He just thought that his search for a house to spend his retired life was over. But when he went to see his flat after depositing the full amount for the flat, he was shocked. His dream was shattered.
trusted government scheme
Brigadier Narayan’s ordeal has been narrated in a news published in Indian Express. In it he tells that even before this he had burnt his hand in a housing project. In that case the builder himself was declared bankrupt. Then he realized that DDA is an agency of the Central Government. The Golf View Condos of DDA is a government residential project. Everything will be fine in this. But when he got to know the reality of the DDA project, he appeared helpless. In fact, Brigadier Narayan is among the allottees who wrote to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on April 8, pointing out anomalies like uneven construction, rusty iron fittings and leakage issues in the under-construction project in Dwarka, Sector 19-B. did.
Construction quality is very poor
Allottees of this scheme said that soon after the bidding process, they started noticing problems in the construction quality. While entering the semi-finished apartment society, the first thing that caught his attention was the tiles on the wall. These tiles were scattered on the floor. Spotted cement was visible beneath those tiles. The pipes and iron reinforcement were rusted. Some allottees alleged that old fittings could have been used in the luxury flats. Apart from this, electricity and water pipes were visible peeking through the unfinished walls and plastering on them. HIG allottee Rishi Jha, who works as a civil engineer, said, “After a few months, you will see vines and plants, banyan shoots growing in this building. Because these keep accumulating in the joints of the water pipes peeping through the walls.” “
Not even registered with RERA
Earlier, allottees were disappointed to learn that the complex was not registered under the Real Estate Regulation Authority (RERA). RERA finally registered Golf View Condo after DDA submitted a complete application on March 15. The registration was finally completed on April 2 after repeated interventions by RERA. It also directed DDA to open an escrow account for safeguarding the funds of the allottees. Additionally, while the DDA’s brochure had initially promised to complete the project by June 2024, it has now informed RERA that the deadline may extend to October 2024.
Marketing is very good but quality is bad
“They (DDA) have marketed the flats very well, but the quality of work has disappointed us,” said Sonu Garg, owner of a DDA HIG flat. It is noteworthy that during the first phase of bidding, the highest bid for HIG flats reached Rs 3 crore, super-HIG flats went up to Rs 4.5 crore and penthouses went up to Rs 5.76 crore.
75 percent amount has been paid
Vikrant Khattar, another allottee of a DDA HIG flat, says, “We have already paid 75% of the amount…our loan EMI gets automatically deducted and we are paying rent on top of that. About 70% of my income goes into this. “Their worries are even deeper as they will not get possession of their houses till June. Although DDA had made the same promise in the brochure.
the condition of the flat is bad
On a recent visit, an Indian Express journalist found paint and plaster peeling off the ceiling due to seepage. Metal tubes used for electrical wires are lying open in some walls. These are already rusted. Civil engineer Jha says that the DDA people “are not leveling the plaster properly. If they are not able to do this then they should use self-curing cement… These are the problems that appear in buildings after 20-25 years of construction. He dug into the wall with his nails and showed how the plaster scraps were coming between his fingers.
What does DDA say?
In response to a query sent to it, a DDA spokesperson said the Golf View condos in 19B were shown to potential customers ahead of the auction. Camps were organized to enable customers to thoroughly inspect their flats before purchasing them. All the customers participated enthusiastically after viewing and selecting the apartment of their choice. DDA will continue to live up to its history of providing quality housing to all its customers.