New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched a door-to-door waste collection and secondary transportation project in the West Delhi Municipal Corporation area by flagging off 917 modern vehicles. After the event, the Chief Minister interacted with sanitation workers of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), appreciated their dedicated service and acknowledged their vital contribution to building a clean and beautiful Delhi.She also shared a meal with them an…
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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…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Acting on the strict directions of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and other agencies on Saturday launched a campaign against unauthorised constructions and sealed premises of violators of fire safety norms. Chief Minister Gupta said the Delhi government is working under a zero-tolerance policy against unauthorised constructions, encroachments, violations of fire safety norms, a…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has observed that the existence of residential colonies in Zone ‘O’ of the Yamuna floodplains is “completely impermissible” and directed the Centre to take an urgent decision on the future of 91 unauthorised colonies housing nearly 5 to 6 lakh people in the ecologically sensitive area. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that no fresh construction can be permitted in Zone ‘O’, which forms par…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has taken a major step towards making the national capital clean, developed, and pollution-free by extending special financial assistance worth over Rs 3,000 crore to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), an official said on Monday. The support aims to strengthen road infrastructure, sanitation systems, municipal schools, and civic facilities across the city, the official said in a statement.Emphasising that the overall developm…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Taking a strong view of a biker’s death in a ditch in Janakpuri, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday ordered immediate, time-bound action across all departments and issued an eight-point safety directive to all executing agencies to prevent any recurrence.Expressing deep concern over lapses in safety arrangements at excavation and digging sites, the Chief Minister directed strict enforcement of safety norms and called for fixing clear accountability on officers…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Police have arrested five people in connection with the stone-pelting incident during the demolition drive near a mosque, officials said.The incident occurred near the Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque in the Turkman Gate area, close to Ramlila Ground, where authorities launched an anti-encroachment operation.According to officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the drive was conducted to clear unauthorised structures from land adjoining the mosque and nearby areas,…