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Reserve one-third reclaimed land for dense forest in Delhi, recommends NGT

One-third of reclaimed land from dump sites in Delhi should be reserved for dense forest and an equal area must be earmarked for integrated waste management facilities, an NGT panel has recommended. The solid-waste monitoring committee of the National Green Tribunal, which recently held a review meeting, asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Delhi Development Authority and the forest department to submit a detailed action plan within a month about proper utilisation of the reclaimed land. In February, the NGT constituted the committee with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena as its head. The panel submitted its report on Monday. The panel has also asked for a web portal to be developed by June 30 to show the daily generation of waste, collection, recycling, processing and disposal at the dump sites. "The online feed shall also be made available to the Urban Development Department of GNCTD, DPCC and CPCB," the panel recommended. It was also decided that MCD, NDMC and DCB should c

Stray dogs, cleanliness, corruption: Delhi Dy Mayor lists AAP's priorities

Iqbal already served two previous terms as an MCD councillor and won a fresh mandate, third consecutive one, in last year's civic polls

MCD mulls setting up shelters for stray dogs, 75% of canines sterilised

The MCD is considering to set up stray dog shelters amid an increase in dog bite incidents here, officials said on Wednesday and noted that 75 per cent of the canines have been immunised against rabies and sterilised. A proposal in this regard is in the nascent stage but several meetings are underway. The aim is to ensure 100 per cent sterilisation of stray dogs in the city, the official of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) asserted. After being sterilised and immunised against rabies, the canines are released in the same area from where they had been picked up, the official said. "There has been an increase in dog bite incidents in the national capital in the past six months. People are very upset with the menace of dogs. We are looking into preparing a policy in this regard. We have held several meetings and are considering building shelters for these dogs," said the official. However, the plan is being opposed by some "animal lovers", according to another MCD ...

Delhi CM Kejriwal visits Manish Sisodia's ailing wife in hospital

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met the ailing wife of his former deputy Manish Sisodia at a private hospital here. Seema Sisodia, 49, is suffering from an autoimmune disorder, multiple sclerosis, and was admitted to the neurology department of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital on Tuesday. "I am returning after meeting Seema Bhabhi (Manish ji's wife) in the hospital. She is admitted in the hospital since yesterday. She has multiple sclerosis. It is a very serious disease. I pray to God for her good health," Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi. Manish Sisodia was arrested on February 26 by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in the now-repealed excise policy of the Delhi government. "Seema Sisodia was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a severe autoimmune disease, in 2000. She has been undergoing treatment for the same at the private hospital for the past 23 years," a source said on Tuesday. As a result of her condition, Seema Sisodia is currently showing .

Air India increases number of daily flights to Dubai from Delhi, Mumbai

Air India on Wednesday said it has increased the number of daily flights to Dubai from the national capital and Mumbai as part of the network alignment process between the airline and Air India Express. In the current summer schedule, Air India has ramped up frequency to operate up to 10x daily flights between Delhi and Dubai in both directions, including a new flight that will start from April 29. Between Mumbai and Dubai, the airline now operates up to 6x daily flights in both directions. For most of the week, this means eight flights a day each way to Dubai from the cities, it said in a release. "This optimisation of Air India's flight schedule for Dubai is part of the ongoing network alignment between Air India and Air India Express, achieving synergy by densifying presence on the routes that are more commercially viable and reducing frequencies on overlapping routes," it added. Twin aisle Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners and Airbus A320/321 aircraft are deployed for operating flights

Shelly Oberoi re-elected MCD Mayor: Why fresh polls? All you need to know

After several delays and fights, why is there another election for the Delhi mayor and deputy mayor today? Read here

Light rain, cloudy weather to give relief from heat in Delhi: IMD

A fresh spell of light rain and cloudy weather will keep temperatures in check in Delhi and a heatwave is unlikely over the next six to seven days, the India Meteorological Department has said. Delhi's primary weather station, the Safdarjung Observatory, recorded a minimum temperature of 18.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal, on Wednesday. The maximum temperature is predicted to settle around 37 degrees Celsius. The city recorded a maximum temperature of 34.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, on Tuesday. A fresh wet spell is predicted over the western Himalayan region from April 26 and over the plains of northwest India from April 28 under the influence of a fresh western disturbance, the IMD said. Delhi can expect generally cloudy sky and light rain over the next six-seven days. The maximum temperature is likely to drop to at least 32 degrees Celsius by the end of April, it said. The IMD had predicted above-normal temperatures and more heatwave days in larg

Ease of Moving Index: Here is how people commute in various Indian cities

Agartala has the best walking infrastructure, but overall the condition of footpaths in the country has deteriorated in the last four years

Delhi logs 1,095 fresh Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths, positivity rate at 22.74%

Delhi on Tuesday reported 1,095 fresh COVID-19 cases and six fatalities while the positivity rate was recorded at 22.74 , according to data shared by the Health department here. The death toll from the virus in Delhi has risen to 26,606 The total case tally is at 20,35,156. Of the 7,975 Covid beds in the national capital, 318 are occupied, the data showed. Delhi on Monday logged 689 fresh COVID-19 infections and three fatalities with a case positivity rate of 29.42 per cent. Delhi witnessed 948 cases and two fatalities with a positivity rate of 25.69 on Sunday. It logged 1,515 cases and six fatalities with a case positivity rate of 26.46 on Saturday. The department did not issue a bulletin on Friday. The city saw three fatalities and 1,603 fresh caseload additions on Thursday with a positivity rate of 26.75. On Wednesday, it reported six deaths along with 1,757 new cases with a positivity rate of 28.63.

Delhi logs 689 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths, positivity rate of 29.42%

Delhi on Monday logged 948 fresh COVID-19 infections and three fatalities with a case positivity rate of 29.42, according to data shared by the Health department here. With the new fatalities, the death toll from the pandemic rose to 26,600 in the national capital. The total case tally is at 20,34,061. Of the 7,974 Covid beds in the city, 371 are occupied, the data showed. Delhi witnessed 948 COVID-19 infections and two fatalities with a case positivity rate of 25.69 on Sunday. It logged 1,515 cases and six fatalities with a case positivity rate of 26.46 on Saturday. The department did not issue a bulletin on Friday. The city saw three fatalities and 1,603 fresh caseload additions on Thursday with a positivity rate of 26.75. On Wednesday, it reported six deaths along with 1,757 new cases with a positivity rate of 28.63.

MCD planning to send school teachers outside Delhi for training: Mayor

The MCD is working on a plan to send its school teachers outside Delhi for training, said Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Monday. There is no dearth of talent among children; they just need to be given the push in a new direction," she said. The MCD is working on a plan to send teachers teaching in MCD schools outside Delhi for training, just like the teachers of the Delhi government, she added. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has released a fund of Rs 400 crore for improving the infrastructure of MCD schools, which will be used for repairing and constructing school buildings, hiring security personnel and recruiting data entry operators for the schools, she said. The Aam Aadmi Party is also working towards correcting the teacher-student ratio in these MCD schools, she said, adding that work is also being done on the problem of timely salary disbursement to the teachers and staff. It is very important to develop reading and mathematical skills in children from classes 1 through 5 so t

India's first elevated cross taxiway to be operational this year in Delhi

DIAL officials said they have almost completed civil work for the elevated taxiway

Delhi logs 948 fresh Covid-19 cases, two deaths, positivity rate of 25.69%

Delhi on Sunday logged 948 fresh COVID-19 infections and two fatalities with a case positivity rate of 25.69, according to data shared by the Health department here. With the new fatalities, the death toll from the pandemic rose to 26,597 in the national capital. The total case tally is at 20,33,372. Covid was the primary cause of death in one of the fatalities, the Health department said. Of the 7,973 Covid beds in the city, 370 are occupied, the data showed. Delhi on Saturday logged 1,515 fresh COVID-19 infections and six fatalities with a case positivity rate of 26.46. The department did not issue a bulletin on Friday. The city saw three fatalities and 1,603 fresh caseload additions on Thursday with a positivity rate of 26.75. On Wednesday, it reported six deaths along with 1,757 new cases with a positivity rate of 28.63.

Delhi records maximum temperature of 31.3 degrees Celsius, says IMD

It was pleasant weather in the national capital on Sunday with the maximum temperature settling at 31.3 degrees Celsius, six notches below the normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The minimum temperature settled at 23.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below the average temperature. The relative humidity oscillated between 47 per cent and 32 per cent, the IMD said. According to the MeT, it will be generally a cloudy sky on Monday with very light rain and drizzle accompanied by gusty winds (25-35 kmph). The minimum and maximum temperatures may settle around 21 and 32 degrees Celsius, respectively. On Saturday, the minimum temperature in the national capital settled at 20.6 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 36.8 degrees Celsius.

Traces of rain in parts of Delhi, max temperature settles at 36.8 deg C

Traces of rainfall were witnessed in parts of Delhi on Saturday where the maximum temperature settled at 36.8 degree Celsius, a notch below the average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 20.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. According to the IMD, light to moderate rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places in west and southwest Delhi (Mundaka, Jafarpur) during next two hours. The weatherman has forecast a generally cloudy sky with the possibility of light rain or drizzle and a dust storm accompanied by gust winds on Sunday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 37 and 21 degrees Celsius respectively. The relative humidity oscillated between 44 per cent and 28 per cent. The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the "moderate" (146) category around 7 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 a

Delhi govt to widely publicise its welfare schemes for city labourers

The Delhi government will use print and electronic media, including radio, to create awareness among labourers in the city over various welfare schemes run for them by it. The Kejriwal government will spread awareness about its schemes for labourers through radio and monthly magazines. The Labour department will undertake a massive campaign for awareness creation, said a Delhi government statement on Friday. "We will start a massive awareness programme to increase the registration of labourers and provide them benefits of all the schemes of the Kejriwal government," Delhi Labour Minister Raaj Kumar Anand said. Posters, banners will also be put up at construction sites in Delhi to provide benefits of government schemes to labourers. Monthly magazines will be distributed to every labourer, in which all the schemes and initiatives of the government will be mentioned, said the minister. The Labour department has digitised more than 50 lakh documents of labourers, so that they can get t

Delhi: DoE takes over 7 special schools from social welfare dept

The Delhi government's Directorate of Education (DOE) has taken over seven special schools from the Social Welfare Department, according to a circular issued on Friday. The schools taken over by the DoE are the Government Nursery Primary School for Deaf and the School for Mentally Retarded Children in Mayur Vihar, the Senior Secondary School for Blind Boys in Kingsway Camp and the Middle School For The Deaf in Rohini Sector 4, the Lady Noyce Nursery Primary School For The Deaf in Nehru Vihar and Delhi Gate and the Government Senior Secondary School For The Deaf in Kalkaji. "Concerned District Deputy Education (DDE) Officers are directed to depute a team under the chairperson-ship of DE (Zone) concerned, Principals, Head of Schools and District Coordinator. The team will physically visit the school for analyzing the various educational aspects for ensuring the Provisions made in the RTE Act, 2009, RPWD Act 2016 and National Policy on Education, 2020," the DoE circular said. It added

Over 300 cluster buses taken off Delhi roads as their contract expires

Over 300 cluster buses have been taken off Delhi roads following the expiry of their contract with the transport department, officials said on Friday. They said the orange buses were inducted into the fleet around 2011 and had become overage. Their contract had expired one-and-a-half years ago but it kept getting renewed, the officials added. Cluster buses are monitored and managed by the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Limited (DIMTS). They were introduced in Delhi with the aim of replacing the killer Blue Line buses that were phased out in 2012. The cluster buses that have gone off the roads used to play in south, southwest, west and outer Delhi. "There are 330 buses that have gone off the roads. These had become overage and will soon be replaced by new buses. The DIMTS has signed a contract and the new buses will start plying soon," an official said. Another official said the DIMTS has already inked a contract with a new company for replacing these buses. The new bu

MCD implements MVC recommendations, no change in existing Unit Area Value

The recommendations of the fifth Municipal Valuation Committee (MVC-V) have been implemented with effect from April 1 this year, with due approval of the civic authorities, officials said. No change in the existing Unit Area Value has been made as recommended by the MVC-I, they said. The MVC-V has tried to address all grievances relating to assessment of properties and has taken many progressive steps by rationalising the multiplicative factors, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi said in a statement. "The committee in its interim report had increased Unit Area Value (UAV) by 37 per cent. However, in its final report, it reconsidered its recommendation after careful consideration of the objections raised by the stakeholders against the proposed increase and retained the UAV as recommended by MVC-I without any change," it said. In order to encourage scientific disposal of solid waste in the city, the Committee introduced an environmental factor and announced 5 per cent rebate to suc

Atishi asks PWD officials to complete desilting work before monsoon

Delhi PWD Minister Atishi on Friday directed officials of the department to complete the desilting of drains before the monsoon season, and sought a weekly report from them. The PWD said in a statement it was working to create a proper infrastructure by identifying various waterlogging hotspots in the capital so as to prevent the problem during heavy rains. To take stock of the department's preparations, Atishi held a review meeting with the officials on Friday, it said. She directed the officials to ensure that a system is in place to prevent waterlogging before the monsoon so that no inconvenience is caused to the public, the statement said. "The desilting work of the PWD's drains should be completed within the stipulated timeline, and its report should be submitted on a weekly basis. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, we are committed to working towards freeing Delhi from waterlogging," Atishi said. The PWD has identified 165 waterlogging spots and five ...