environment, but now also for sports, and similar recreation.

Increasingly through the 1970s, the Park became a venue for events of unprecedented scale, including political rallies and demonstrations, festivals, and massive concerts.

THE RIDGE, which overlooks the expanding city of Delhi, was rightly called its "crowning glory". The Master Plan for Delhi, which came into effect on September 1, 1962, recognized the importance of the Ridge and the need to preserve and protect it as a natural forest. The Plan saw the possibilities of developing the Ridge along the lines of New York's Central Park, to enable it to cater to the capital's recreational needs. Since Delhi is fortunate enough to have forest wealth right in the heart of the city, it was decided to RETAIN in a natural statemost of the Ridge area which spread over 9 kilo meters from Dhaula Kuan to Mall Road. With this in mind, 'parks were to be established only in carefully selected areas, mainly in the southern part

REGIONAL PARK

The Master Plan of Delhi - 2001 identified the Regional Park into four parts as below :

Northern Ridge 87 ha.

Central Ridge 864 ha.

South Central Ridge 626 ha. (Mehrauli)

Southern Ridge 6200 ha.

Master Plan Of Delhi 2021 proposes:

Ridge can be used as a potential water conservation area.

Ridge being of ecological importance should be conserved and kept free from unrestricted and unplanned urban development.

The green / recreational use constitutes 8,722 ha of land as per MPD 2001, which is around 19% of the total urban land area of 44,777 ha.

This includes 1577 ha. under the