Masoodpur

History

Village Masoodpur mainly consist of JAT .The main gotra who live here are: MALIK. In early 1400 AD, Masoodpur Village was bought by Ch Ladam singh (originated from Sonipat) from Masood khan for Rs. 500 only. Main occupation of villagers was agriculture, which they used to sell in Mehrauli Mandi to earn their livelihood.Late Shri Bhim Singh Malik S/o Late Shri Sadasukh Malik was the last Pradhan(Sarpanch) of Masoodpur Gram Panchyat.

Geography and climate

Masoodpur lies in the South West district of Delhi at 28°54′01″N 77°15′71″E. Like the rest of Delhi, Masoodpur has a semi-arid climate with high variation between summer and winter temperatures. While the summer temperatures may go up to 46 °C, the winters can seem freezing to people used to a warm climate with near 2.5 °C. The soil of Masoodpur consists of sandy loam to loam texture. The water level has gone down in the recent past hovering between 150 m to 200 m due to rise in population.

Land acquisition

The Majority of the land in the village was held by JAT. Masoodpur was among the villages of Delhi whose land was acquired by DDA to build housing colonies now known as Vasant Kunj. Vasant Kunj have been established by land acquired mainly from Village Masoodpur. Total Land acquired 1337.2 Acres for only Rs 1.25 (one rupees and 25 paise) per sqyd. Till now people are fighting for increase in compensation for their acquired land, many have not received their increased compensation and who have received compensation are still fighting for their alternative plot which legally belongs to them but due to brokers and corrupt officials they are not able to get their alternative plot. For e.g. Resident of Masoodpur are still fighting case for their legal rights (Compensation) on land acquired for Jawaharlal Nehru University against Union Govt of India, the case is in court since 1954.

List of property developed on Masoodpur Land:

1) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

2) Emporio Mall

3) DLF Promenade Mall

4) Ambience Mall Vasant Kunj

5) Maruti Suzuki & Airtel Head Office

6) Vasant Kunj II

7) The Grand

8) ONGC Head Office

9) Sector D-6 (CWG flat), D-7 & D-8

10) Sector B-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11

11) Sector C-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Commercial area

The current commercial hub of Vasant Kunj is the adjoining Masoodpur village stretch like Ch Nathu Singh Market,Masoodpur Market, The Vasant Square Mall and Nelson Mandela Marg. Vasant Kunj boasts of four top of the line malls, 3 of which-Ambience Mall, DLF Promenade and the DLF Emporio (most expensive mall in India) lie along the Nelson Mandela Marg. (Sun city) is located on Masoodpur Road. Other prominent landmarks on Nelson Mandela Road include the Maruti Suzuki Corporate & Bharti Airtel head office and a 5 star hotel, 'The Grand'. A Bio-Diversity park has also been made in Vasant Kunj for the preservation of flora and fauna of the surrounding area. This particular park is an example of modern bio-diversity management and was made under the supervision of renowned botanist, Dr. Gogate.

Hospitals

There are some respected healthcare establishments nearby like: The Late. Ranjan Dhall memorial Fortis Healthcare hospital (on the west side) offers the latest treatment technologies with the help of well renowned doctors. In addition, the Indian Spinal Injuries Center (in C-sector of Vasant Kunj), the institution of spinal treatment and research. A newly established Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences(ILBS) facility was built near D-1, Vasant Kunj.

Education

Vasant Kunj is home to several educational institutions be it schools or colleges.Schools such as DPS [1], Vasant Valley,Ryan International,G.D Goenka,The Heritage,Bloom Public,Bhatnagar International,etc. provide excellent opportunities to its students.Colleges in the area include JIMS and TERI University while Jawaharlal Nehru University is also in the vicinity, One MCD school is there in masoodpur

Temples

There is only a temple in the village known as Shiv Mandir and two others in Harijan Colony (Masood Pur) known as Paramhans Maharaj Mandir which quite popular temple of vasant kunj and another one is Maharishi Valmiki Mandir.

Accessibility

Masoodpur was largely considered to be a place cut off from the main city, but in recent years saw rapid progress in this aspect, with the Delhi Metro coming to close by Chattarpur and more bus routes added to the area by DTC.

Public transport

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has now increases its bus frequency. DTC buses like: 604(Chhatarpur (Delhi Metro) Station - New Delhi railway station), 605(Mori Gate - Vasant Kunj Sector C-9), 714(Badarpur, Delhi M.B Road - Rajokri harijan basti), 715(Mehrauli - Mangla Puri), 717(Badarpur, Delhi M.B Road - Shahabad Mohammadpur SMDP) goes Masoodpur. CNG Auto rickshaw (often called just auto) are available on Aruna Asaf Ali Marg (near Vasnt Kunj sector-B CNG station) and Vasant kunj Marg (near Vasant Kunj Sector-A main gate).

The nearest metro station is at Chattarpur, situated at Andheria More on the arterial Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road which connects South West Delhi to the suburban area of Gurgaon.

There are two bus stops of Masoodpur. One is on Mehrauli Mahipalpur road(near Ch.Nathhu singh Market), Second bus stop is near GD Goenka (near Masoodpur Village)

Infrastructure

Masoodpur infrastructure is in very bad shape.Due to acute narrowness of road passing through Masoodpur, traffic jam is seen everyday. Since there is no underpass or over bridge here, residents have to risk their lives while crossing over to other side of the road. Mostly people get injured whenever they try to cross over.Several requests have been made to DDA/Delhi Govt.to improve the accessibility but in vain. Besides, water scarcity is a big issue in Masoodpur.People living here have laid water pipeline worth several Foots. Roads are not in proper shape.Infrastructure of Masoodpur has been neglected by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi for several years despite the Huge contribution of Masoodpur for the development of Delhi(Vasant kunj).An UGR(Under Ground Reservoir) and boosting station dedicated for Masoodpur should be built to solve the problem of Water scarcity in Masoodpur.