India, July 4 -- Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday chaired a meeting of the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) advisory council to review Delhi's long-term urban blueprint, with officials zeroing in on housing shortages, unauthorised colonies, traffic congestion, water security, and climate resilience as key challenges requiring immediate and sustained intervention.

The meeting, held at the Raj Niwas, was attended by MPs Ramvir Singh Bidhuri and Sudhanshu Trivedi, besides representatives from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), the Delhi government, and other central and state agencies.

Council members flagged gaps in affordable housing, the proliferation of ...