New Delhi, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday chaired a meeting of the DDMA and directed the agencies to urgently carry out the work of desilting the drains and removing encroachment along the drains, Raj Niwas officials said.Saxena directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA)...
New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has directed the vice-chairman of the DDA to remove all encroachments and illegal constructions on the bank of the Yamuna river, the river bed and the drains that flow into the river.A bench headed by acting Chief Justice Manmohan appointed DDA vice-president as...
New Delhi, The Delhi BJP demanded that the AAP government convene an all-party meeting on monsoon preparedness and desilting of drains after some parts of the national capital suffered flooding following heavy rains. on Tuesday.The city government should call an all-party meeting within 24...
New Delhi: The Delhi government will construct a 4.5 km long drain between Najafgarh Supplementary Drain and Mundka Hat railway station to solve the problem of waterlogging in Kirari, an official statement said.The statement said that the 4.5 km long drain will be connected to smaller drains...
Gurugram, Haryana Chief Secretary TVSN Prasad on Sunday held a meeting to review measures to address waterlogging in the city during the ongoing monsoon and announced formation of a committee to set standards for doorstep garbage collection vehicles to doorPrasad said the Municipal Corporation...
New Delhi: MCD on Saturday launched a campaign to remove silt accumulated in roadside drains in Jahangirpuri area of North West Delhi.Around 250 metric tonnes of silt was removed from the area during the operation aimed at improving drainage and reducing waterlogging in Bharola village, a...
New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has directed Uttar Pradesh to take "effective and prompt measures" and prepare a time-bound action plan to ensure minimum discharge of sewage into the Ganga and Yamuna at Prayagraj before the Kumbh Mela.He also directed the authorities concerned to ensure...
New Delhi [India], The National Green Tribunal (NGT), through the Government of Uttar Pradesh, has directed the Prayagraj Administration to take all possible, effective and expeditious measures, in a time-bound action plan to ensure the minimum discharge or cessation of discharge of sewage into...
New Delhi, More than 80,000 metric tonnes of sediment have been removed from 466 kilometers of drains in the city, achieving the objective of the first phase of the sediment removal operation, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said. . he said Wednesday.According to a statement...
New Delhi: Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Monday wrote to Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, requesting him to issue necessary directions to the department concerned to remove debris or 'malba' from the Barapulla drain, which is causing flooding.In a letter to the Union...
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena inspected the most severely affected areas and drainage systems in the city to assess the damage caused by the heavy rains, an official statement said on Saturday.Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj also visited East Kidwai Nagar and Golf...
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena inspected the worst affected areas and drainage systems in the city to assess damage and oversee remedial measures after heavy rains lashed the city, a statement said on Saturday. official.The monsoon hit the national capital on Friday with its...
New Delhi [India] Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Friday called an emergency meeting with Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Public Works Department (PWD), Irrigation and Flood Control Department (IFC) , Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), National Disaster Management Control (NDMC) and directed...
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday demanded the resignation of the AAP government in Delhi over the chaos caused by heavy rains that led to massive waterlogging across the city.The Congress, a partner of the AAP's INDIA bloc, also took aim at the party blaming the failure of its government in Delhi...
New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav blamed drains clogged with plastic waste for waterlogging in Delhi after torrential rains on Friday morning and criticized the Delhi government for inaction despite repeated reminders.The Safdarjung Observatory, the city's primary weather...
He said that despite raising the issue of cleaning of drains built by PWD several times in the Delhi Assembly before the onset of monsoon, the AAP government did not take any action and Friday's water logging crisis is the result of this negligence."Delhi is sinking," he said in his video...
New Delhi: The BJP slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for flooding several stretches of city roads in light rain on Thursday, alleging that around 150 of the city's 700 drains were filled with silt.There was no immediate reaction from the AAP, which runs the city government and the Delhi...
New Delhi: With monsoon expected to hit Delhi later this month, several agencies are putting last-minute touches on their plans to handle waterlogging in the city.Heavy to very heavy rain is likely in the national capital over the weekend, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, as...
Chandigarh Haryana Chief Secretary T V S N Prasad on Wednesday directed officials to expedite cleaning of drains and canals across the state before the onset of monsoon, a statement said.He also warned of strict disciplinary action against officials who neglect their responsibilities in...
New Delhi: Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Monday asked officials to inspect their respective areas and ensure clearing of drains on a war footing to prevent waterlogging in Delhi this monsoon.She also asked them to install additional pumps in water-prone areas, according to an official...