Delhi notifies urban status for 48 villages

New Delhi, Oct 27 (UNI) The Delhi government has declared 48 villages as urban areas, covering their old inhabited settlements and entire revenue estates, according to a notification issued by the Urban Development Department. The notification records the Lieutenant Governor's declaration under Section 507(a) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957. The specified village areas "shall cease to be included in the rural areas and shall form part of the urban areas," the notification states. The schedule covers both the "old Abadis", or established inhabited settlements, and the entire revenue estate of each listed village. The villages include Bakoli, Hamidpur,…