India, Oct. 29 -- The Air Force Golf Course, which houses a sports complex, a swimming pool and other amenities, remained shut on Wednesday as the Union Government expedited the process to reclaim prime land parcels in the surrounding area.

An official present at the premises on Lok Kalyan Marg said that notices have been served and the complex would remain closed until further notice. The club is located near the Delhi Race Club and Jaipur Polo Grounds, where the Land and Development Office (L&DO) under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has also taken steps to reclaim land.

Workers and residents of the slums around the area said that the slum clusters surrounding the Jaipur Polo Grounds and the Delhi Race Club hav...