new delhi delhi development authority dda is known for only renting out its undeveloped parks and other land parcels for weddings and other functions however it now wants its greens to be more engaging by allowing booking of parks for entertainment performance and other cultural and artoriented events apart from picnics and school activitiesa policy has been launched by dda for booking parks as a step towards making green areas under its jurisdiction not only more engaging but also to turn them into vibrant city spaces the total green areas maintained by the authority are spread across nearly 16000 acres which include the popular hauz khas park swarn jayanti park in rohini to small neighbourhood parks and the yamuna riverfrontaround 20 parks are now available for taking on rent while the earmarked greens are mostly large district parks with open areas clearly delineated for the purpose some also boast of specific facilities like amphitheatres picnic huts and boat clubsthe parks can be booked by individuals registered cultural and educational societies educational institutions like schools colleges and universities registered ngos residents welfare associations and registered companiessources in dda said the aim of the policy was better utilisation of ddas greens including spacious amphitheatres in some parks that are seldom used and where art and cultural events can be easily organised the parks however are strictly offlimits for political functions and marriage ceremoniesapart from a threeacre site on the yamuna riverfront the other greens include millennium park next to ring road sanjay lake in mayur vihar coronation park in burari astha kunj near nehru place hauz khas park rohinis swarna jayanti park and district parks in dwarka hari nagar and saket apart from smaller parks like vasant udyan at vasant vihar