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BJP plans on planting 7 million trees in Delhi, says CM Rekha Gupta

While speaking to the reporters, the Delhi CM expressed her happiness and stated that every Delhi department and school is joining the second series of 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam'

Court's order of removal of slum must be followed: Delhi CM on demolition

370 encroachments have been demolished, with 189 residents deemed eligible for resettlement and allocated flats in Narela, while 181 are ineligible for resettlement

Delhi govt to install water ATMs at public spaces through CSR initiative

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

Nitin Gadkari holds meeting with Delhi LG, CM over road-infra projects

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari held a meeting with Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday to review the progress of ongoing projects of the NHAI in the national capital. After the meeting, Gupta said the "double-engine" government is benefitting the people of Delhi, in a reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being in power both at the Centre and in the city. "NHAI projects worth Rs 35,000 crore are ongoing in Delhi. Work to build a 7-kilometre underground tunnel from Shiv Murti to Nelson Mandela Road is underway. Work on the construction of an elevated road from INA to the Indira Gandhi International Airport is going on," Gupta added. The chief minister said the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has also taken over the work of building a drainage system around its roads. "This will eliminate issues that arise due to multiple agencies. The PWD will help them," she added. Gupta shared that the

Delhi unveils 25-point plan to cut pollution, boost clean mobility: Details

Delhi's new air plan targets dust, vehicles, and landfills, with 5,000 e-buses, 7 million trees, cloud seeding, and AI tools to track and fight pollution

'Only BS6, CNG or EV commercial vehicles allowed in Delhi from Nov 1'

CM Rekha Gupta said that the national capital would witness its first artificial rain 'very soon' with the help of cloud seeding techniques

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta launches 'Air Pollution Mitigation Plan 2025'

Deployment of 2,300 electric autos at metro stations, installing of mist sprayers at 13 pollution hotspots and audit of PUCC centres every six months -- these are some of the features of the Air Pollution Mitigation Plan 2025 launched by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday. The chief minister stressed that clean and healthy Delhi is the government's dream and said air pollution directly affects people's health. Under the plan titled 'Shuddh Hawa Sabka Adhikar Pradushan Par Zordar Prahar', the government will start planting trees under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign with a target to plant 70 lakh saplings this year, she said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier launched the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign, a unique initiative combining environmental responsibility with a heartfelt tribute to mothers. Gupta said an audit of Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) centres will be conducted every six months to prevent any corruption. To reduce traffic congestion, the

5 media vehicles trailing Delhi CM Rekha Gupta's convoy crash near Haridwar

At least five vehicles carrying mediapersons to Haridwar to cover Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's two-day visit to Uttarakhand met with an accident on Sunday morning, according to eyewitnesses. No one was injured in the incident that occurred at around 10 am, a few km from Haridwar, they added. Gupta, along with her family members, left her Shalimar Bagh residence for a two-day tour of the holy town in Uttarakhand, after the completion of 100 days in office. According to reports, a car in Gupta's convoy suddenly applied brakes, resulting in a collision between five media vehicles that were following the cavalcade. However, the chief minister's office refuted the reports, saying the erring driver was not part of the chief minister's convoy.

Delhi govt to provide subsidies to promote e-vehicles, says CM Gupta

Delhi government will provide subsidies to people to promote electric vehicle adoption in Delhi in its new policy, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday. Delivering a valedictory address at Aironomics, 2025 convention, she highlighted Delhi government's different initiatives to combat air pollution. Transformation of all the vehicles, including private ones, into electric vehicles (EVs) is a big vision for which Delhi government is coming up with a new EV policy, she said. "We will urge people to purchase electric vehicles for which they will be provided subsidies," she said. Gupta also said that air pollution is a year long problem that required sustained efforts for which her government is hiring 1000 water sprinklers to be used to combat dust on the roads through out the year. "In view of traffic, these sprinklers will operate in early morning and late night hours so that no congestion is there on the roads," she said. Further, the government is also deploying integrated

Danish experts run pilot to boost efficiency of Delhi wastewater plant

The pilot, which began earlier this year at the Coronation Pillar plant in Delhi, is expected to be completed within three months

Govt is in search of long-term solution to stray dog menace: CM Rekha Gupta

The Delhi government is looking for a long-term solution to the stray dog menace, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Wednesday. The chief minister was speaking at the inauguration of development work in Pitampura under her Shalimar Bagh constituency. At the event, an elderly lady raised the issue of stray dog menace. "I am working on solving the problems due to stray dogs. The issues involve both the people as well as the speechless animals," Gupta said. The Delhi government is creating a platform to bring together the residents as well as those who care for these animals. There is a law and the stray dogs cannot be kept in shelters or displaced from the streets where they live, she said. "The government is searching for a long-term solution in which neither people nor animals are discomforted. It will be a policy matter which is work under progress," she said. The Delhi High Court has asked the city government authorities to frame a policy on rehabilitation of stray dogs at an ..

Delhi CM announces pensions for Emergency-era political prisoners

The BJP government in Delhi will provide pensions to those who were political prisoners during the Emergency and felicitate them, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday. She said this at an event held at the Delhi Secretariat to provide job letters to the kin of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims. Previous governments did not provide any relief to those who were kept in jails for months to safeguard democracy during the Emergency imposed in the country, Gupta said. "Our government has decided to provide pensions to the loktantra senanis (political prisoners). They will be felicitated and honoured by the Delhi government as many others states do," she said. The Congress government in the country imposed national emergency under the Constituional provision of Article 352, during 1975-77. Several states in the country, including those ruled by the BJP like UP and MP, provide pensions to those who were jailed during the Emergency in 1975-77. Many BJP leaders and politicians of other

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta warns officials over waterlogging, slum razing

Officials will be taken to task if waterlogging is reported from areas they are responsible for, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta warned on Monday. She also asserted that no slums will be demolished in the city unless their residents are provided permanent houses. Gupta made the remarks in north Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, her constituency, where she inaugurated sewer, gas, and water pipelines. She said that last month, officials were made responsible for each waterlogging point, and that action was taken against the officials for the submergence of Minto Bridge underpass in the recent rain. "I want the officers deputed to monitor waterlogging points to do their work properly or they may be the next to face action," she told reporters. Gupta also accused the Aam Aadmi Party of spreading lies about the demolition of slums through WhatsApp. "We have allocated Rs 700 crore in the budget for drains, streets, toilets, bathrooms, and parks in the slums through DUSIB. I promise to slum dwel

CM Gupta slams AAP for ignoring Delhi's issues at NITI Aayog for years

Ahead of attending the 10th governing council meeting of the NITI Aayog on Saturday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta accused the previous AAP regime of not raising the issues of Delhi's interests before the Centre's policy think-tank for years. In a post on X, Gupta said she was going to represent Delhi in the governing council meeting after years and present a roadmap for a 'Viksit Delhi' before the council. "The issues of Delhi's interest were not raised in the Aayog meeting due to the behaviour of the previous irresponsible governments. But now a double-engine government is on track," she said in the post. The chief minister also said that she will present a roadmap for a Viksit Delhi for Viksit Bharat' at the meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The aspirations and ambitions of Delhi's people for a developed city will be presented at the meeting, she said. Her government is committed to a Viksit Delhi', she added. Prime Minister Modi will chair the 10th ...

SC allows Delhi govt to withdraw AAP-era cases against Centre, LG

The Supreme Court permits Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government to withdraw multiple petitions filed by previous AAP administration against Centre, LG over control of services and governance issues

Delhi HC permits govt to withdraw plea against LG order in prosecutors row

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the BJP-led government in the capital to withdraw a plea against Lieutenant Governor allowing Delhi Police to choose special public prosecutors for February 2020 riots and 2021 Republic Day violence cases. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said, The application is allowed and the petition is dismissed as withdrawn." The court passed the order after the Lieutenant Governor's counsel did not object to the plea. The erstwhile AAP government had challenged the LG's decision on the ground that it wouldn't be in the interest of a fair trial to have Delhi Police chosen lawyers as SPPs in cases of farmers' protests-related violence on January 26, 2021 and Delhi riots. The appointment of special public prosecutors (SPP) was a routine matter and not an exceptional one requiring a reference to President and LG had "no sound reason" for referring the matter to President when the government had agreed to appoint independe

Delhi govt will always uphold nation's honour, prestige: CM Rekha Gupta

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said BJP's victory in Delhi has brought a wave of happiness across the country and vowed that her government would always uphold the honour, pride and prestige of the nation. Speaking at the Samajik Samrasta Sammelan held here, Gupta said, "For us our Tiranga is everything and whenever our country needs us, we, all Indians, will unite. I promise you all that this Delhi government will always work for the honour, pride and prestige of the Tiranga and the country. We will always keep working for the people of Delhi," she said. Reflecting on the BJP's return to power in the city after a long gap, Gupta said, "The drought of 27 years has converted into heavy rain this time." "The victory of BJP in Delhi has brought a wave of happiness across the country. Whenever I meet people at jan sunvae', they say that they are happy to see a government in the national capital which is dedicated to the nation and will keep it united, she said. The event saw the

Delhi opens first brain health clinic in Dwarka, 10 more to follow

Delhi's first brain health clinic at Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka will offer diagnosis and care for neurological and mental health conditions with 10 more clinics planned

CM Rekha Gupta vows to finish pending public works of previous Delhi govt

The BJP government in Delhi is committed to completing the previous dispensation's pending works in public interest, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday. Inaugurating a pipeline project in her Shalimar Bagh constituency, Gupta said all incomplete development works started during the previous AAP government would be completed in a transparent manner. Gupta said her government's priority was that public works should not stop. The government is busy clearing the previous dispensation's liabilities such as completing the incomplete works and clearing the pending dues. She said a scheme for providing grants to senior citizens' associations was stopped by the AAP dispensation that was being revived by her government and it was making arrangements to pay the dues. In the first phase of the Shalimar Bagh project, water and sewer lines are being laid and repaired in various residential blocks. Damaged roads and streets will be repaired and relaid in the next phase, she said. The ch

Committed to complete pending work left behind by previous govt: Delhi CM

The BJP government in Delhi is committed to complete the pending work left behind by the previous regime in the public interest, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday. Inaugurating work for laying of water pipeline in her Shalimarbagh constituency, Gupta said that all the incompleted development work that were started during previous AAP government will be completed in a transparent manner. "Our priority is that public work should not stop. We are presently busy with clearing liabilities of the previous government like the incompleted work and pending dues," Gupta said. She said a scheme for providing grant to senior citizens associations was stopped by the AAP government, that is being revived by her government which is arranging to pay their dues. She said that in the first phase of development work in Shalimarbagh, water and sewer lines are being laid and repaired in various residential blocks and in the next phase, damaged roads and streets will be repaired and relaid.