New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) On the directions of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, District-Level Coordination Committees (DLCCs) have been constituted in all 13 districts to effectively address the problem of waterlogging, an official said on Tuesday. Chief Minister Gupta said that the objective of these committees is to prevent waterlogging and minimise its impact through better coordination among various departments and agencies, ensuring public safety during the monsoon.The committees have bee…
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New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Saturday announced that Laxmi Nagar will soon get a modern skywalk – similar to the one at ITO- to enhance pedestrian safety and improve traffic flow at the busy intersection. “Just as Delhi has a skywalk at ITO, we will build an even better and more beautiful skywalk here and dedicate it to the people of East Delhi,” the Minister said during his ‘Government on Wheels’ campaign for inspecting development works and anti…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has requested records of building plans from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) covering the last five years amid a large-scale investigation into the collection of the Infrastructure Fund Charge (IFC), sources said on Thursday.A review of two years’ worth of records revealed that the IFC had not been deposited in approximately 70 per cent of cases. Buildings larger than 3,000 square metres are being examined separately. It is estimated t…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Thursday pointed to negligible waterlogging in the city after the first major monsoon showers over the last three days, crediting the desilting by the Delhi government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and other civic agencies. The Delhi BJP President said that breaking the chain of unpleasant experiences of the past 10 years, Delhiites were able to fully enjoy the season’s first monsoon rainfall.Despite several hours of continuous r…
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Amid a growing number of road accidents on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, another tragic crash occurred early Wednesday morning on the day when Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to inspect the expressway, accompanied by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.The accident took place near the Jalimpura interchange in the Sultanpur police station area when a speeding dumper truck rammed into the rear of a …
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) In a move to strengthen governance and public service delivery, the Delhi government has brought 23 new services under the Delhi Right of Citizens to Time-Bound Delivery of Services Act, 2011, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday. She said the decision will directly benefit not only ordinary citizens but also businesses in industry, trade, hospitality, tourism, construction, and the service sector.The Chief Minister said the government’s objective is to ensure th…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inaugurated a ‘Jan Kalyan Shivir’ (Public Welfare Camp) at the MCD Community Hall in Sandesh Vihar in national capital’s Shalimar Bagh, announcing plans to hold similar camps at 42 locations across the city till June 20. The Shalimar Bagh camp, organised with the spirit of ’12 Years of Trust, Development and Public Welfare’, was held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., a statement said.Chief Minister Gupta said the objective of the 42 ca…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta and city Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra on Sunday joined party members and MPs in a campaign to clean Yamuna banks. As Speaker Gupta said that a clean Yamuna is the foundation of a healthy Capital and a secure future, Malhotra appreciated the involvement of BJP MPs Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Manoj Tiwari and Swati Maliwal.Malhotra undertook voluntary service at Yamuna Bank and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi a…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, met Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu to discuss issues related to the Capital, an official said on Thursday. The brief meeting took place at Lok Niwas, said the official.The Lok Niwas said in a post on X, “Hon’ble @LtGovDelhi, Sardar @SandhuTaranjitS, met with the Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Law & Justice and Parliamentary…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will chair a meeting on Friday to discuss measures to prevent the recurrence of fatal incidents such as the Malviya Nagar fire in the capital and to effectively curb unauthorised construction. Taking a strict stance on the entire matter, the government has made it clear that no building owner, official, or any other guilty person found responsible for the Malviya Nagar fire incident will be spared.The Chief Minister stated that to ensure …