New Delhi: Delhi High Court has expressed concern over the “uninhabitable” condition of thousands of flats constructed in the capital under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) incurring an expenditure of Rs 2,000 crore.A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that although JNNURM was a scheme to alleviate poverty, three out of seven projects entrusted to DUSIB in Dwarka required “special repair work” and remained uninhabitable.Under JNNURM in 2009-10, with financial assistance from the Centre and Delhi govt, DUSIB and Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation were entrusted with constructing 52,344 EWS flats.“Rs 2,000 crore drained out but you haven’t given possession. We’re only expressing our concern. JNNURM was a scheme for alleviation of poverty. Is this how you alleviate poverty?” the bench asked.Asking why the authorities did not foresee there would be no takers for the flats, the bench added, “Can you be permitted to waste Rs 2,000 crore of taxpayers’ money?”“You people have spent Rs 2,000 crore from the exchequer without a single occupant.” it said, after examining a status report where DUSIB said its projects in Jahangirpuri and Sultanpuri were still unoccupied, and 11 projects entrusted to DSIIDC were also “uninhabitable”.The counsel for DUSIB said the flats could not be given out due to several reasons, which included the deterioration of their condition. He said that certain houses could not be completed and people also did not want to shift to those locations. For the project in Dwarka, the DUSIB counsel said a work tender has been issued for carrying out the repairs.“You constructed a house, and you say it is uninhabitable and it requires special repairs. Another amount of 2,000 crore you need for repairs. What is going on?” the bench wondered.The court made the observations while dealing with appeals by residents of Bhai Ram Camp, DID Camp and Masjid Camp, assailing a single judge’s order that refused to interfere with their eviction from the area that also houses the PM’s official residence. The appellants objected to their proposed relocation to Savda Ghevra, citing lack of schools, electricity and sanitation..The Centre said in-situ rehabilitation was not possible, and so the decision was taken to shift 717 dwellers to Savda Ghevra.