Kartik Kumar is a correspondent with the Hindustan Times and has covered beats such as crime, transport, health and consumer courts. Kartik currently covers municipal corporation, Delhi Metro and Rapid Metro.
Articles by Kartik Kumar
Two new material recovery facilities launched in Gurugram
Garbage is segregated into eight different categories and a large-scale compost unit is set up for converting organic waste into compost at MRFs. The first such facility in the city and in Haryana was opened in Badshahpur in February this year. The second such facility was opened by the MCG in Sector 11 a few months later in July
Published on Oct 03, 2022 12:24 AM IST
Gurugram gets its highest ever ranking in Swachh Survekshan Survey 2022
Gurugram achieved 5544 points out of 7500 and ranked 1 across 19 districts in Haryana in the latest Swachh Survekshan Survey
Published on Oct 02, 2022 12:11 AM IST
5 rescued after fire breaks out at mall in Gurugram
According to fire department officials, the Sector 29 fire headquarters received a call about the incident at 6.18am. At least 15 fire tenders were used for dousing and rescue operations and it took officials around four hours to bring the situation under control
Published on Oct 02, 2022 12:00 AM IST
Gurugram civic body overhauls its property tax system
The MCG has removed most of its citizen services from under the online property tax system on its website www.mcg.gov.in. Residents can now raise all such issues only via the Haryana government’s no dues certificate (NDC) portal, ulbhryndc.org
Published on Sep 30, 2022 12:06 AM IST
Grap measure: Civic body bans tree pruning in Gurugram till Jan 2023
The MCG also decided to set up hoardings along stretches with high construction activities such as Golf Course Extension Road, Southern Peripheral Road, Dwarka Expressway, and Sohna Road. According to officials, the hoardings will display Grap measures related to construction which builders need to adhere to
Published on Sep 28, 2022 11:42 PM IST
Locals bear brunt of Manesar sanitation workers’ protest for salaries
Residents alleged the strike has led to unhygienic condition across the city, causing water logging, health problems and other issues
Published on Sep 28, 2022 02:01 AM IST
Leena Dhankhar and Kartik Kumar
Gurugram civic body likely to issue order today shutting meat shops for Navratri
Even though most of the 129 licensed meat shops in the city voluntarily down shutters during the festival -- mainly due to security concerns as some right-wing groups have forcibly shut shops in the past -- this will be the first time that the MCG issues an official order directing the closure
Published on Sep 23, 2022 11:43 PM IST
Gurugram civic body begins Graded Response Action Plan preparations
Subhash Yadav, nodal officer, environment and sustainability wing, MCG, said that the corporation has prepared estimates in excess of ₹1 crore for procuring water tankers for sprinkling operations during the GRAP period
Published on Sep 22, 2022 11:55 PM IST
Hero Honda Chowk flyover closure leads to five-hour jam on NH-48
It took commuters at least 45 minutes to traverse the 4.7km stretch, from the cloverleaf flyover to HHC, which otherwise takes around 10 minutes even during peak hours. The situation started improving after 1.30pm, after the number of vehicles on the route reduced and commuters became cognisant of diversions
Published on Sep 21, 2022 10:54 PM IST
Massive jams in Jaipur-Delhi carriageway with 5km long queue of vehicles
Traffic police officials advised commuters coming from Jaipur to use the toll bypass road to head towards Delhi until the situation returns to normal
Updated on Sep 21, 2022 01:03 PM IST
World Bank to assist Gurugram civic body with waste management
It was decided at the meeting that the corporation would prepare a plan involving present citywide waste management, identifying gaps where intervention is required
Published on Sep 21, 2022 12:00 AM IST
Delhi lane of Gurugram’s Hero Honda flyover to be closed from September 21-26
According to traffic police, the 1.4km-long carriageway is being closed due to a span load test work which will be executed along the stretch by the National Highways Authority of India
Updated on Sep 21, 2022 06:43 AM IST
MCG surprise inspection finds garbage overflow at Khandsa collection point
Following the inspection, the MCG officials pulled up the concessionaire Ecogreen for allowing garbage to overflow at the secondary waste collection points
Published on Sep 20, 2022 12:00 AM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
MCG enforcement team attacked near Mahavir Chowk
Gurugram: An enforcement team of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) was allegedly attacked with stones and thrashed by a dozen men near Mahavir Chowk on Saturday, officials said
Updated on Sep 18, 2022 11:47 PM IST
MCG revives five-year-old project: All streetlights to be operated from control room
MCG commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja asked councillors to submit a list to the corporation’s additional commissioners listing the 200 points in their wards where streetlights need to be installed, following which the officials will take up the matter with the concessionaire
Published on Sep 16, 2022 11:06 PM IST
Multilevel parking at Sadar Bazar will be ready by March 2023
Three basement floors have been reserved for basement parking and six floors above are primarily reserved for commercial shops which will be given on lease by the MCG
Updated on Sep 13, 2022 02:29 PM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Ensure RFID tags installed outside all 316,000 houses by Nov 30: MCG
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Thursday directed the officials of its sanitation wing to ensure that radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are installed outside all the 316,000 households across Gurugram district by November 30, said officials on Friday
Published on Sep 10, 2022 06:06 PM IST
Safety drive: Traffic cops fine 20 school bus drivers in Gurugram
The Gurugram traffic police on Wednesday morning conducted a surprise inspection of school buses across the city, and issued fines to at least 20 drivers for allegedly driving without a licence, requisitioning of vehicle registration papers, and not wearing uniforms, among other such violations, said officials
Updated on Sep 08, 2022 12:14 AM IST
MCG to focus on 28 biggest bulk generators to ease garbage load
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Tuesday directed its seven assistant sanitation inspectors to identify 28 biggest bulk waste generators (BWGs) — four each in their respective areas — in Gurugram, and submit a report on the same by Friday, said officials on Wednesday
Published on Sep 08, 2022 12:06 AM IST
Four more model roads in the offing for Gurugram
The MCG plans to construct model roads in each of its 35 wards. Of these, four projects (South City 1, Sector 56, Badshahpur, and Sector 15) are at an advanced stage, officials said
Published on Sep 07, 2022 01:39 AM IST
200km roads unswept as Gurugam civic body fails to pay fuel bills
MCG officials said fuel pump owners have declined to fill diesel in the road sweeping machines until their dues are cleared
Published on Sep 05, 2022 11:56 PM IST
Gurugram civic body to demarcate parking in markets, govt buildings
Haphazard parking is a major issue in Gurugram, including outside government buildings such as the Civil Hospital and the MCG office in Civil Lines; and also in markets such as Galleria Market and Vyapar Kendra which leads to traffic congestions in these areas
Updated on Sep 05, 2022 12:14 PM IST
MCG takeover of Greenwood City, Mayfield Gardens societies by Sept 7
Both the colonies were developed in the early 2000s. Residents’ welfare association (RWA) officials said that over the last two decades due to poor upkeep and maintenance, a large number of roads in the two colonies have developed potholes, drains are clogged and filled with silt and parks and green belts are also unkempt. Residents and RWAs are hoping that after the MCG takeover, these issues will be addressed and better civic amenities will be offered to them
Published on Sep 05, 2022 11:18 AM IST
Soon, a safer IFFCO Chowk for Gurugram
Government agencies such as the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), Public Works Department (PWD), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Gurugram district administration, Gurugram traffic police, and private road safety organisations come under the lookout of DRSC
Published on Sep 05, 2022 11:09 AM IST
MCG steps up anti Covid-19 measures amidst rise in cases
Gurugram: The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has decided to increase staff at its coronavirus control room which is used for contact tracing and for uploading real-time data on Covid-19 cases
Published on Aug 12, 2022 11:51 PM IST
35 teams to enforce week-long ban on meat in Gurugram
On July 20, the Haryana Urban Local Bodies (ULB), in a first, directed all municipal corporations in the state to implement the orders, failing which, operators would face strict action.
Published on Aug 11, 2022 05:35 AM IST
Kartik Kumar, Gurugram
Gurugram civic body’s vigilance wing finds multiple cases with missing records
Of the 101 cases, 57 have been reviewed so far, and officials are expecting more cases where key details might not be available
Published on Aug 09, 2022 12:51 AM IST
New cap set: Maximum four passengers can ride a shared auto from next week
Gurugram traffic police have imposed a cap on the number of passengers allowed in shared autorickshaws
Published on Aug 06, 2022 12:13 AM IST
3 months after inspection, Sec-10 civil hospital yet to be made fire-proof
Three months after the Gurugram fire department visited the Sector 10 Civil Hospital and found that it not only is operating without an NOC but does not even have the basic firefighting equipment in place, there has been no change in the establishment that sees a daily footfall of more than 2,000, said officials on Tuesday
Published on Aug 03, 2022 12:11 AM IST
Independence Day traffic restrictions to be imposed earlier than usual in Gurugram
Gurugram: Gurugram traffic police are likely to restrict the movement of heavy and commercial vehicles as part of Independence Day security measures from August 10, officials said on Monday, adding these restrictions are usually put in place from August 13
Published on Aug 02, 2022 04:35 PM IST