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…
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New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to ensure that no commercial or religious activity takes place on the Yamuna floodplains at Sur Ghat, observing that the ecologically sensitive area cannot be used even for parking purposes. A single-judge Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh said that no activity, including parking of vehicles for commercial purposes, should be permitted on the land situated in Zone-O of the Yamuna floodplains.“It is di…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) A mild earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale struck New Delhi on Monday morning, causing brief tremors across parts of the national capital. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at around 8:44 a.m., with its epicentre located in North Delhi at a shallow depth of 5 kilometres.There were no immediate reports of casualties or property damage, and the tremors were described as mild in nature. However, the incident once again …
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Friday, will inaugurate the third International Kite Festival of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) at Baansera grasslands on Yamuna floodplains near Sarai Kale Khan in the national capital.Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena will be the Guest of Honour at the event that will also be attended by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.DDA Vice-Chairman N. Saravana Kumar said, in the invite for the three-day event, that the inauguration cer…