Delhi Development Authority [DDA] — Park in our locality in Shalimar Bagh, North West Delhi

Sir,

I am a resident of A/A block, Shalimar Bagh. In our block, there are two parks (one small park and other is a big park). I am having problem with regard to the big park in our block that lies between two blocks of Shalimar Bagh i.e., A/A and A/B block. This park has four entrances. Two entrances are through A/A block and other two entrances are through A/B Block.

One of the above-mentioned park entrances, which is in front of house number A/A - 241, was locked by its resident by installing a gate over the already installed DDA gate. This gate was locked on the pretext of making A/A block more secure. It is causing problems to those residents of A/A block who are aged or are suffering from comorbidities. They have to enter this park using the other entrance of A/A block taking a longer route which is very inconvenient to them.

The resident of house number A/A – 241 (who locked this entrance) uses this gate for their personal uses. Whenever they want to enter in this park, they open it by unlocking the gate using the key which is exclusively in their possession and after using the park they lock it for other residents. The resident of this house number has given the key of this gate to other few house-owners also who are his neighbors and are his favorites. Please note that this entrance was locked by him around 7-8 years back.

Several residents requested him to give them the key also but he refused to do so. Instead, sometimes the residents of this house threatened us and ask us to be ready to face the dire consequences. We had requested the president of RWA to have this gate opened but he has expressed his inability to do so.

Through this letter, I am requesting the concerned authorities of DDA to resolve this matter by removing that gate that was installed by the resident of A/A - 241, Shalimar Bagh.