Will ensure MCD areas become as clean, beautiful as NDMC zones: Delhi L-G Saxena
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Will ensure MCD areas become as clean, beautiful as NDMC zones: Delhi L-G Saxena

The Hindu  

“Delhiites have chosen a new leadership for change, and this transformation will positively impact both the city and its people,” Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena said on Friday. Speaking at the ‘Samvaad with Swachhta Sainiks’ event in New Delhi, he said while some areas, particularly those under the New Delhi Municipal Council, are well-maintained, others require significant improvement. “We will ensure that Municipal Corporation of Delhi areas also become as clean and beautiful as NDMC zones,” he said. Mr. Saxena praised sanitation workers for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yamuna floods, and the G20 beautification drive.

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Delhi: MCD set to outsource sanitation of 3 markets
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi: MCD set to outsource sanitation of 3 markets

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning to outsource the cleaning and sanitation of major markets under its jurisdiction to improve the cleanliness and sanitation standards in commercial hubs, senior civic body officials said on Sunday. The project will begin on a pilot basis in three markets — Netaji Subhash Place, the Janakpuri District Centre, and the main market in …

Delhi civic bodies launch cleanup, infra push ahead of CM Rekha Gupta’s swearing-in
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi civic bodies launch cleanup, infra push ahead of CM Rekha Gupta’s swearing-in

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Even before the new government is sworn in, civic authorities in the capital have sprung to action announcing a slew of wide-ranging measures aimed at addressing residents’ concerns. A few days after presenting its 17,000 crore budget on February 13, the civic body announced night sweeping operations and cleaning drives in 312 markets across the city including Chandni …

Will ensure MCD areas become as clean, beautiful as NDMC: L-G V.K. Saxena
1 month, 1 week ago

Will ensure MCD areas become as clean, beautiful as NDMC: L-G V.K. Saxena

The Hindu  

Saxena on Friday said he will ensure that areas under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi become as clean and beautiful as areas under the New Delhi Municipal Council. This change is a challenge for the Safai Karamcharis and it will reflected when Delhi becomes completely clean and green.,” the L-G said. “Special drives should be started from today itself in …

Delhi Assembly elections: What are key issues in national capital's Northeast region | Check ground report
2 months ago

Delhi Assembly elections: What are key issues in national capital's Northeast region | Check ground report

India TV News  

The politicians of the main parties - Bharatiya Janata Party, Aam Aadmi Party and Congress - in Delhi intensified their poll campaign as assembly elections are approaching. Residents of northeast Delhi asserted that unemployment, poor sanitation, traffic congestion, and inadequate infrastructure are the major issues in their areas. Northeast Delhi faces civic apathy Highlighting their struggle with poverty and neglect …

Delhi polls: Kejriwal promises permanent housing to all govt employees
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi polls: Kejriwal promises permanent housing to all govt employees

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised to formulate a scheme to provide government employees, starting with sanitation workers, permanent houses on instalments “where they can stay after they retire”, in a poll promise aimed at canvassing government workers to vote for the party in the Delhi Assembly elections on February 5. Addressing a press conference, he …

Delhi polls: Job regularisation, wage hike on sanitation workers’ poll wish list
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi polls: Job regularisation, wage hike on sanitation workers’ poll wish list

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The sanitation workers of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi have put forward their own set of demands ahead of the assembly elections, chief among which is the regularisation of temporary workers. In the past, temporary sanitation workers numbering around 20,000 have held multiple demonstrations against the civic body. “Sanitation work is physically demanding and hazardous, yet there’s no …

Delhi air pollution: NDMC launches 'night cleaning drive' amid 'very poor' AQI levels | Details
4 months ago

Delhi air pollution: NDMC launches 'night cleaning drive' amid 'very poor' AQI levels | Details

India TV News  

Delhi air pollution: In a bid to reduce pollution in the national capital, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation conducted night cleaning and road sweeping at multiple locations early Friday morning. Kuljeet Singh Chahal also criticised the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government, accusing it of failing to take adequate measures to clean Delhi. Meanwhile, according to data from the Central Pollution …

All projects will continue to be sustained after G20: Delhi mayor
1 year, 6 months ago

All projects will continue to be sustained after G20: Delhi mayor

Hindustan Times  

In the run-up to the G20 Summit in Delhi, mayor Shelly Oberoi talks to Paras Singh about the preparations for the event by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and about projects after the Summit ends. Over the last one month, MCD has been working on a war footing to rigorously clean Delhi. We have also deployed mechanical road sweepers, water …

Atishi: MCD ruined under BJP, LG’s rule; govt struggled to kick start work
1 year, 6 months ago

Atishi: MCD ruined under BJP, LG’s rule; govt struggled to kick start work

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government and the civic body, both led by the Aam Aadmi Party, worked in tandem to beautify the Capital and rejuvenate its infrastructure ahead of the G20 Summit, senior minister Atishi said on Sunday, as mayor Shelly Oberoi added that thousands of municipal workers and dozens of machines will be deployed to keep the city spotless during the …

City is in bad shape, have to clean it: Delhi L-G
1 year, 6 months ago

City is in bad shape, have to clean it: Delhi L-G

The Hindu  

Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Saturday said cleaning up the national capital ahead of the G-20 Summit was the most challenging task and over 15,000 tonnes of garbage was lifted from city roads. “The entire city is in a bad shape, we have to clean and green it,” he said in an interview to The Hindu. “Each place has …

Delhi Budget: Infra, Education, Health, Landfills, Pollution, Yamuna in Focus; Here Are 5 Key Takeaways
2 years ago

Delhi Budget: Infra, Education, Health, Landfills, Pollution, Yamuna in Focus; Here Are 5 Key Takeaways

News 18  

From double-decker flyovers, electrified bus depots and clearing the city’s landfills, Delhi’s new finance minister Kailash Gahlot presented a Rs 78,800-crore budget for 2023-24, titled “Saaf, Sundar aur Adhunik Dilli” on Tuesday, as the day-long impasse with the BJP-ruled Centre ended. Here are the five key takeaways from the 2023-24 Delhi budget: Major push on improving infra, back to basics …

'Neat and clean Delhi': Infra push, removal of landfill garbage to steal focus in budget
2 years ago

'Neat and clean Delhi': Infra push, removal of landfill garbage to steal focus in budget

India Today  

The annual budget of the Aam Aadmi Party government led by CM Arvind Kejriwal will focus on the cleaning of the Yamuna River and removing three mountains of garbage from landfill sites in the city. With a focus on rejuvenating the heavily polluted Yamuna, the government will increase the quantity of sewage being treated in Delhi to 890 mgd next …

MCD’s 6-member core committee to inspect garbage hills soon: Delhi Mayor
2 years, 1 month ago

MCD’s 6-member core committee to inspect garbage hills soon: Delhi Mayor

Live Mint  

Newly elected Aam Aadmi Party-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Mayor Shelly Oberoi on 22 February said that she will carry out inspection of landfill sites in the next three months. Apart from this, Oberoi said that the new MCD will work on 10 guarantees given by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and the 6-member core committee will soon inspect the garbage …

MCD polls: Civic infra in Old Delhi frozen in time
2 years, 3 months ago

MCD polls: Civic infra in Old Delhi frozen in time

Hindustan Times  

The serpentine lanes, the spice and textile bazars and the decrepit structures in Shahjahanabad or the Old Delhi attract lot of tourists and attention worldwide but for the local residents the crumbling civic infrastructure and rising congestion are issues that have remained unresolved despite promises by political parties in successive elections. Kashish Badar, a developmental communication professional, who lives in …

MCD Election 2022: Broken roads, waterlogging, garbage mismanagement among key issues
2 years, 4 months ago

MCD Election 2022: Broken roads, waterlogging, garbage mismanagement among key issues

India TV News  

Highlights President of north Delhi RWA, Ashok Bhasin said 80% of the roads in his area are broken Sewer lines around the slums need to be fixed, he said He also mentioned rise in property taxes among other issues of concern among the residents MCD Election 2022: Broken roads, waterlogging and garbage mismanagement are some of the key issues that …

Will 'beautify' Delhi if get control of MCD: Arvind Kejriwal
2 years, 6 months ago

Will 'beautify' Delhi if get control of MCD: Arvind Kejriwal

India TV News  

The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that if the Aam Adami Party gets hold of MCD, it will 'beautify' the national capital and accused the current MCD of trying to turn the city into a city of 'garbage mountains'. The government is working to make Delhi a City of Tirangas, lakes, and parks, and these people want …

DC EDIT | India needs many capitals: Delhi monopoly must end
2 years, 6 months ago

DC EDIT | India needs many capitals: Delhi monopoly must end

Deccan Chronicle  

Not since King George V ended the reign of Calcutta as the capital of India in 1911 has anyone articulated an idea equally wonderful, and potentially momentous, as Assam Chief Minister Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who yesterday, during a Twitter dog-fight with his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, suggested that India consider ending the monopoly of New Delhi as the sole …

Delhi CM Asks PWD, MCD, NDMC to Undertake Repair Work of Roads Every Week
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi CM Asks PWD, MCD, NDMC to Undertake Repair Work of Roads Every Week

News 18  

Delhi government will implement a weekly action plan under which city roads will be repaired by the MCD, PWD and other civic agencies every week, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday. “The government has decided that the organisations should undertake repairs, maintenance and improvisation of at least one road per zone every week, preferably Saturday,” said the notification. …

MCD must rise to the infra challenge
2 years, 10 months ago

MCD must rise to the infra challenge

Hindustan Times  

The first real storm of the season in the early hours of Monday threw Delhi’s civic infrastructure out of gear yet again – roads blocked by uprooted trees, stretches flooded, many homes inundated, flight schedules in chaos and traffic snarls that took hours to untangle. The collapse of urban infrastructure came on the first working day of the Capital’s new …

Delhi civic bodies say they spent ₹11,750 crore on sanitation over last 5 years
3 years, 2 months ago

Delhi civic bodies say they spent ₹11,750 crore on sanitation over last 5 years

Hindustan Times  

The three municipal corporations of Delhi have spent over ₹11,750 crore on sanitation and cleaning services in the Capital over the last five years, said the three civic bodies in an official reply to a question in the Delhi Assembly. The rankings declared in November last year show that the East MCD ranked 40th, South MCD 31st and North MCD …

Centre proposes slew of measures to reduce air pollution in Delhi-NCR
3 years, 4 months ago

Centre proposes slew of measures to reduce air pollution in Delhi-NCR

Firstpost  

Delhi-NCR recorded its air quality in the very poor category on Wednesday morning and no major improvement is likely until Sunday, authorities said. New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday proposed a slew of measures in the Supreme Court including a ban on entry of all trucks in the national capital except vehicles carrying essential goods, shutting of schools and 50 …

'Anarchy can't be tolerated': Delhi High Court on sanitation workers’ strike
4 years, 1 month ago

'Anarchy can't be tolerated': Delhi High Court on sanitation workers’ strike

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Friday came down heavily on sanitation worker unions that were on a strike, and said their “anarchy” of obstructing the regular work of cleaning and dumping garbage on streets cannot be allowed to prevail in a civilised society. EDMC mayor Nirmal Jain confirmed the development and said the civic body has been in talks with …

New Delhi Municipal Council Bags 'Cleanest Capital City' Award in Swachh Survekshan 2020
4 years, 7 months ago

New Delhi Municipal Council Bags 'Cleanest Capital City' Award in Swachh Survekshan 2020

News 18  

The New Delhi Municipal Council has bagged the first rank in the "cleanest capital" city category in the Swachh Survekshan 2020 announced on Thursday. "The NDMC has already achieved ODF++ status and 3 stars Garbage Free City ranking in the Nationwide Swachhta Award Categories. The NDMC is a bin free city with volume sensor underground bins which are monitored at …

Decongesting Delhi, one PSU at a time
5 years, 8 months ago

Decongesting Delhi, one PSU at a time

Deccan Chronicle  

One of the early textbooks I read on political economy started with a scenario set in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a city with huge traffic problems in the 1970s and 1980s, with a traffic jam at a major crossing on a hot summers day that turns into a gridlock and then leads to people abandoning their cars unable to bear the …

Delhi sanitation workers to block roads across three MCDs today; demand instant payment of salaries, arrears
7 years, 5 months ago

Delhi sanitation workers to block roads across three MCDs today; demand instant payment of salaries, arrears

Firstpost  

Sanitation workers of the three municipal corporations of Delhi have threatened to intensify strike on Tuesday by blocking roads in East Delhi if their demands are not met Agitating sanitation workers of the three municipal corporations of Delhi threaten to intensify movement on Tuesday by blocking roads in East Delhi if their demands are not met. The agitation by sanitation …

Garbage crisis mounts as east Delhi's sanitation workers protest for salary enters second day
7 years, 5 months ago

Garbage crisis mounts as east Delhi's sanitation workers protest for salary enters second day

Firstpost  

Garbage and civic problems seem to be mounting for the residents of east Delhi ahead of Diwali as the indefinite strike by a large section of municipal sanitation workers New Delhi: Garbage and civic problems seem to be mounting for the residents of east Delhi ahead of Diwali as the indefinite strike by a large section of municipal sanitation workers …

Only meant Delhi will be as clean as London if AAP wins MCD polls, says Kejriwal
8 years ago

Only meant Delhi will be as clean as London if AAP wins MCD polls, says Kejriwal

Hindustan Times  

A day after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal promised to transform Delhi into London if his party wins the MCD polls in April, he clarified on Monday that he only meant ‘Delhi would be as clean as London’. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that Aam Aadmi Party would clean up Delhi like London within a year of coming to …

Civic body polls: NDMC promises free mobiles, insurance plans to its workers
8 years, 2 months ago

Civic body polls: NDMC promises free mobiles, insurance plans to its workers

Hindustan Times  

Free mobile phones to 28,000 sanitation workers, permanent jobs to 6,000 daily wagers plus free life insurance, 500 special toilets for the physically challenged, a medicity and legal status to illegal constructions made up to February 8, 2007 in rural areas were among a slew of sops announced by the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation ahead of the crucial MCD …

Centre announces Rs 3,250 crore development package for Delhi
9 years, 4 months ago

Centre announces Rs 3,250 crore development package for Delhi

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a financial assistance package to the Arvind Kejriwal government, union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday announced Rs.3,250 crore for decongestion and development of the national capital. The minister, who was speaking at the launch of 'Clean Delhi' campaign organised by the Delhi government, said that under the package the city government will be provided …

MCD mayors protest outside Kejriwal's residence on non-payment of salaries to sanitation workers
9 years, 4 months ago

MCD mayors protest outside Kejriwal's residence on non-payment of salaries to sanitation workers

Firstpost  

Delhi BJP municipal councillors and mayors on Tuesday held a protest outside CM Kejriwal’s residence demanding release of funds. New Delhi: Delhi BJP municipal councillors and mayors on Tuesday held a protest outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence demanding release of funds. Several councillors and Mayors of all three municipal corporations, Ravinder Gupta, Harsh Malhotra and Subhash Arya gathered outside …

Video: Funds for Sanitation Workers Will be Released Today : Jung
9 years, 9 months ago

Video: Funds for Sanitation Workers Will be Released Today : Jung

The Quint  

On the day Rahul Gandhi mounted an attack on the Centre and Delhi government over non-payment of salaries to municipal sanitation workers, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung announced that Rs 493 crore would be released to the civic bodies today itself, to cover the dues. Amid a worsening garbage crisis in East Delhi due to agitation by sanitation workers since June …

You are not just sanitation workers, you are soldiers of an army: Rahul Gandhi tells protesters in Delhi
9 years, 9 months ago

You are not just sanitation workers, you are soldiers of an army: Rahul Gandhi tells protesters in Delhi

Firstpost  

Rahul Gandhi addressed the protesting sanitation workers of the East Municipal Corporation of Delhi and told them to show their ‘shakti ’. In a dramatic speech, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday addressed the sanitation workers of the East Municipal Corporation of Delhi who are still on strike and told them to show their ‘shakti ’ to the state and …

Delhi HC asks for report on proper sanitation facilities
10 years, 2 months ago

Delhi HC asks for report on proper sanitation facilities

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed civic bodies to submit a status report on projects to build proper sanitation facilities in various areas of the capital. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation said it has identified Shakti Nagar as the model area, while the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation said they have identified …

Efforts on to achieve total garbage management in Delhi: Naidu
10 years, 4 months ago

Efforts on to achieve total garbage management in Delhi: Naidu

India TV News  

New Delhi: All efforts are being made to ensure total management of waste in the national capital with steps being taken to achieve 100 per cent door-to-door collection of domestic garbage, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today. Addressing the residents of two Jhuggi-Jhopdi clusters on Kali Bari Marg after inaugurating two public toilet blocks in the area, the Urban …

Chaotic capital
16 years, 8 months ago

Chaotic capital

The Hindu  

The administration of the National Capital Region is an issue that needs a lot more attention than it has been getting. It will inevitably be a predominantly urban country where more than half the population will be living in cities, towns and mostly in gigantic urban metropolitan areas such as Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. This enormous urban sprawl covers the …

Capital confusion
19 years, 1 month ago

Capital confusion

The Hindu  

Delhi epitomises an urban scenario where apolitical planning has marginalised the majority. The Corporation failed to rid Delhi's Tis Hazari Court Complex of the 1,000-odd monkeys that "attacked lawyers, their clients and court staff and even snatched eatables". Citing the example of the New Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit told Frontline that a division of the "leviathan" …

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