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The Delhi government will repair 500-km-long stretches of roads across the national capital by March 2026, PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said on Monday. The minister made an inspection visit in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar and Amar Colony areas along with local MLAs and PWD officials. "By March, the Delhi government will repair 500 kilometres of major road stretches across the national capital, tenders are being floated. The broken roads, slip roads, footpaths and foot overbridges (FOBs) are also being repaired," Verma said while talking to reporters. Every year the city suffers from air pollution during the winter months, and one of the factors for the pollution is the dust generated on roads from moving vehicles. "We have received Rs 800 crore from the central government, which is being utilised. Further, we also have an assurance from the Centre for more fund allocation in the future after this fund is spent on road and repair work," Verma further said. Earlier this year, under the
Delhi Water Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday said the Yamuna river's water quality ahead of Chhath was better than last year, citing data on faecal coliform bacteria. Verma, in a joint press conference with Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, slammed the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), whose leaders are targeting the BJP government over Yamuna pollution during the Chhath festival. Verma said the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) collected Yamuna water samples on October 9 and October 20 from eight points, including Palla, Wazirabad Barrage, Okhla Barrage, ITO, and Yamuna Canal, among others. The faecal coliform bacteria concentration in the Yamuna has come down to 7,900 units per 100 ml at Nizamuddin this year, from 11 lakh units per 100 ml last year, Verma said. The count similarly dipped over the year from 920 to 600 at Palla, from 16,000 to 800 at Wazirabad, and from 35,000 to 7,000 at ITO, he said. They (the opposition) are baffled because our government, le
Water Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday said the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is staring at an unprecedented financial crisis, with pending water bills around Rs 1.42 lakh crore across the city. The DJB, which is in charge of supplying water, has been facing a major cash crunch. "In three categories, we have identified that the commercial category has the highest amount of dues Rs 66,000 crore followed by the government category Rs 61,000 crore and then domestic Rs 15,000 crore," said Verma. The minister said these are mostly Late Payment Surcharge (LPSC), adding the government plans to waive it off for domestic and government categories. The amount of charge that would be waived off is yet to be decided, he said. The DJB, which as well manages the sewage system, including collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater, in Delhi is also burdened by a debt exceeding Rs 70,000 crore, including principal and interest amounts. Verma said the Delhi government has approached the Centre to
The Delhi government will launch a pilot project to install 20 water ATMs through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, providing cold drinking water to the public, officials said on Friday. According to officials, observing that there is a scarcity of drinking water facilities at public places like markets, hospitals, metro stations and bus terminals, the decision has been taken to install water ATMs at such locations on a public-private partnership (PPP) mode. According to the Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) plan, the water ATM shall be a standalone unit with water purification and dispensing arrangements. They will be equipped with real-time water quality monitors and a display system. "We plan to provide water ATMs in all government schools and drinking water facilities in other areas across the city," Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said during a public event on Friday. The DJB has invited private companies to set up standalone water ATMs having a minimum capacity of 500 litres
All major private commercial establishments, like hotels and malls, will be evaluated on the basis of the sewage they release, Delhi Water Minister Parvesh Verma said on Wednesday. The Delhi Jal Board will calculate water usage by using sewage output data of these establishments. "Every drop will now be accounted for. The more sewage you release, the more you will pay for water. The free ride for those making crores using public resources is over," the water minister said. He added all hotels, banquet halls, shopping malls, private hospitals, and other large commercial establishments in the city will now be billed based on the amount of sewage they discharge, instead of traditional water metre readings. "The government has no accurate data on the water consumption of many of these commercial entities. Many do not have legal water connections or functional metres, yet they continue to discharge massive volumes of sewage every day. This has led to significant loss of revenue for the
Delhi Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma on Friday ordered a vigilance inquiry into the construction of government-run schools. Verma was on an inspection visit to Palam where the local residents complained about waterlogging in the area and a government school principal highlighted the problem of leakage in classrooms. "I visited a school where the principal complained to me about the flood-like situation inside the school building, which was built by the previous government," Verma told reporters. "I have ordered a probe regarding this, not only this school but all that have been constructed by the previous government," he added. The minister, who will also visit Najafgarh Surakpur Road, said the vigilance investigation would involve looking at the aspects of the tender awarded, maintenance contracts and other details of the work executed at the time.
The Delhi government is going to conduct an audit of more than 2.6 lakh CCTV cameras installed by the PWD during the previous AAP regime in the city, officials said on Sunday. The principal secretary of Public Works Department (PWD) has sought an audit of the CCTV cameras to ensure their physical verification and functional status, they said. PWD Minister Parvesh Verma recently said in the Delhi Assembly that a probe would be conducted into why CCTV cameras were not installed in eight constituencies represented by BJP MLAs during the previous AAP government. He had also said that CCTV cameras would be installed as a priority in these eight constituencies. A senior Delhi government officer said that the PWD implemented a project to install 2.80 lakh CCTV cameras in various phases and presently 2.63 lakh such cameras were shown installed in records in different assembly constituencies. The audit will physically verify the CCTV cameras installed to cross-check the figures in the recor
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to PWD minister Parvesh Verma on a plea challenging his election from New Delhi constituency in the 2025 assembly polls. Justice Jasmeet Singh issued the notice and sought response of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and 23 candidates, including AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit, who contested the elections from New Delhi. The plea was filed by a person who claimed that he was not allowed to file nomination to participate in the election process. The high court listed the matter for further hearing on May 27. In the plea, petitioner Vishvanath Agarwal has sought a direction to declare the election to the New Delhi constituency null and void. He also sought to direct the ECI, which was represented by advocate Ankit Agarwal, to conduct fresh elections on the seat. The petitioner claimed that despite being present in the returning officer's office before 3 pm on January 17 with all the requisite docum
Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma conducted inspections across multiple constituencies on Saturday, reviewing sanitation and drainage projects ahead of the summer and monsoon seasons. He also announced a new four-digit PWD helpline (1908) to streamline public grievance redressal. Verma, in a post on X, said that during his first departmental meeting, senior officials struggled to recall the existing 10-digit helpline number. "Who can remember such a long number? Perhaps that's why the previous government chose it -- to ensure complaints weren't registered, he remarked. He then sought a four-digit alternative from the central government, which approved 1908. The minister emphasised that citizens can now easily report PWD-related issues, while other essential helplines --1916 for water board complaints -- remain operational. During his visit to the Trinagar constituency with local MLA Tilak Ram Gupta, Verma expressed disappointment over the lack of developme
Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Verma, inspected the Yamuna by boat on Wednesday and said 1,300 tonnes of garbage had been removed from the river in the past 10 days. Later, he held a meeting with officials to assess the progress of the cleanup effort and said, "All drains in Delhi will be connected to sewage treatment plants (STPs) and their capacity will be increased to prevent untreated wastewater from flowing into the river." Cleaning the Yamuna was one of the key promises made by the BJP for the recently-concluded Delhi Assembly polls. He assured people that complaints related to sewage treatment would be addressed and all STPs are expected to be installed within two years. "In 2023, Delhi faced a flood. Previously, all the floodgates were closed, but now they have been repaired and raised to prevent future flooding," the minister said. "Our biggest commitment is to completely clean and restore the Yamuna. As of now, 1,300 metric tonnes of garbage have bee
Delhi Minister of Irrigation and Flood Control Parvesh Verma inspected the Yamuna by boat on Wednesday and said 1,300 tonnes of garbage have been removed from the river in the past 10 days. Cleaning the Yamuna was one of the key promises made by the BJP for the recently-concluded Delhi Assembly polls. "In 2023, Delhi faced a flood. Previously, all the floodgates were closed, but now they have been repaired and raised to prevent future flooding," Verma said. "Our biggest commitment is to completely clean and restore the Yamuna. As of now, 1,300 metric tonnes of garbage have been removed in the last 10 days. The Delhi Development Authority will restore the riverbed and encroachments are being removed," the minister said. He also said sewage treatment plants (STPs) will be installed for the 18 major drains that discharge effluents into the river. "Complaints will be addressed, new STPs will be set up and the capacity of existing ones will be increased. All STPs are expected to be ...
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced allocation of portfolios among members of Council of Ministers on Thursday evening, keeping with her finance, services, vigilance, revenue, women and child development among other departments. Addressing her first press conference as CM after the Cabinet meeting of the new government, Gupta said her Cabinet colleague Parvesh Verma was given charge of PWD, water, legislative affairs, irrigation and flood control, while Ashish Sood got home, power, urban development and education portfolios. Minister Kapil Mishra got law and justice, labour and employment, and tourism, while his cabinet colleague Manjinder Singh Sirsa received industries, forest and environment, food and supply departments. Pankaj Singh was allocated health, transport and information technology departments, while Ravinder Indraj got social welfare, SC & ST welfare, cooperative and elections, the CM said.