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
Gurugram: MCG chief inspects ongoing development projects
The MCG commissioner, Mukesh Kumar Ahuja, visited Basai, Naharpur Kalan, Chakkarpur, sectors 14, 15, 17, 17A, and Sushant Lok 1 during an almost six-hour inspection
Published on Dec 21, 2021 12:06 AM IST
Gurugram: MCG panel to probe hiring of agency for C&D waste
The four-member committee will also probe into the alleged irregularities in payments made to the private agency for the work during the contract period, among others
Published on Dec 20, 2021 12:00 AM IST
Gurugram: Work on waste-to-energy plant at Bandhwari to begin in March
The development comes a week after Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone for the WTE plant at Bandhwari on December 10
Updated on Dec 19, 2021 12:00 AM IST
Gurugram traffic police launch one-day drive against vehicles without HSRP
Ravinder Singh Tomar, deputy commissioner of police (traffic), said that HSRPs have helped reduce the number of vehicle thefts and also identify stolen vehicles
Published on Dec 16, 2021 05:01 PM IST
Grap violation: Gurugram civic body collected only 38% of total fine amount
Between October 15 and December 14, the MCG issued 281 fines for Grap violations of which penalties have been recovered from only 106 violators, the data reveals
Published on Dec 16, 2021 12:05 AM IST
Gurugram civic body to inspect bulk waste generators by Dec 30
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram will inspect all 1,900 bulk waste generators in the city within the next 15 days to check the compliance to the waste management rules, said officials on Tuesday
Updated on Dec 15, 2021 01:20 AM IST
Gurugram: Manesar civic body launches helplines for damaged streetlights
The Municipal Corporation of Manesar (MCM) has launched two helpline numbers on which residents can register complaints of non-functioning or damaged streetlights and get them fixed within 48 hours, said officials on Monday
Published on Dec 14, 2021 03:30 PM IST
Gurugram: Tender allocation for 800m stretch of Pataudi Road approved
The stretch holds importance as it also provides connectivity to the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway, besides linking newer sectors 36, 88, and 89, among others, with the Dwarka Expressway.
Published on Dec 14, 2021 03:16 PM IST
Gurugram: MCG to get its new ‘green building’ in two years
The “five-star rated green building complex” will regenerate electricity through a grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic system to meet its power requirements, officials said
Published on Dec 12, 2021 11:50 PM IST
All, except one, banquet halls in Gurugram operating without licence, finds survey
According to the MCG officials, the report has recommended that the directorate of Urban Local Bodies reintroduces its 2014 banquet hall policy with amendments
Published on Dec 12, 2021 12:03 AM IST
Gurugram: 26 detained for protesting against WTE plant in Bandhwari landfill
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar lays foundation stone for waste to energy plant and new municipal corporation office near Vyapar Sadan
Published on Dec 11, 2021 07:34 PM IST
Ahead of foggy days, Gurugram traffic police launch drive for a week
The traffic police on Wednesday launched a one-week drive against traffic violations such as speeding, wrong-side driving, illegal parking, underage driving, and triple riding that cause the maximum number of accidents when the visibility is low
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:03 AM IST
Gurugram: Red light violation detection cameras operational only at five locations
Many of these cameras have not been put to use yet for reasons such as lack of road markings and delay in linking them to the control centre, said traffic police officials on Tuesday
Published on Dec 08, 2021 12:11 AM IST
Khattar to lay foundation stone on Dec 13 for WTE plant at Gurugram’s Bandhwari
The agreement for starting a WTE project at the Bandhwari landfill was signed way back in August 2017 between Ecogreen, the concessionaire for the project, MCG, Municipal Corporation of Faridabad, and the Haryana government. Primarily due to the lack of space at the landfill, the project remained in limbo for the next four years
Published on Dec 05, 2021 11:50 PM IST
MCG may miss Dec 15 deadline for fixing potholed stretches in Gurugram
The December 15 deadline is the third such deadline given to the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to fix potholed roads across the city
Published on Dec 05, 2021 11:49 PM IST
Gurugram: Capacity of C&D plant at Basai increased to 1,000 tonnes a day
The increase in processing capacity will help expedite the clearing of legacy C&D waste scattered across the city, the officials said
Published on Dec 04, 2021 11:22 PM IST
Takeover of Gurugram colonies: MCG to meet RWAs, builders this week
The 11 colonies which will be taken over by the civic body are DLF 4, DLF 5, Mayfield Garden, Malibu Towne, Vipul World, Rosewood City, Uppal Southend, Greenwood City, Ardee City, Sushant Lok 2 and Sushant Lok 3
Published on Dec 01, 2021 12:07 AM IST
Gurugram: No change in Dec 31 deadline for takeover of DLF Phases 1,2 and 3
The civic body directed DLF to complete all the remaining development works, including construction of roads in all three colonies, as soon as the ongoing construction ban is lifted
Published on Nov 30, 2021 12:59 AM IST
Gurugram’s air quality nears ‘severe’ levels
The India Meteorological Department predicted that the city may receive a few spells of rain on Thursday which will improve the air quality later this week
Published on Nov 30, 2021 12:46 AM IST
12 night shelters in Gurugram to become operational from Dec 1
Each night shelter will open from 9pm to 10 am, and will have provisions of night-time meals, drinking water, mobile toilets, mattresses, quilts, and heaters, among other such amenities, MCG officials said
Published on Nov 29, 2021 12:08 AM IST
Gurugram civic body allocates land in Sector 70 to set up waste transfer station
A waste transfer station helps bring down the total waste load that is sent to the landfill by 20-25%, said officials of Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) onThursday
Published on Nov 26, 2021 12:02 AM IST
Gurugram civic body to focus on checking violations of Grap norms
In a bid to curb air pollution, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Wednesday decided to focus on checking violations of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) norms and amplify its surveillance over industries and factories
Published on Nov 25, 2021 12:42 AM IST
Gurugram: MCG seeks action against 7 officials for paying contractor twice
Municipal Corporation of Gurugram commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja has written to the directorate of urban local bodies, seeking permission to register a police case against seven officials of the civic body for allegedly paying a contractor twice for the same work
Updated on Nov 25, 2021 12:29 AM IST
Gurugram: Daulatabad main road to be upgraded to ease congestion
The MCG’s plan includes relaying of the 1.1-km stretch with ready mixed concrete, widening the two-lane carriageway with an extra lane on each side, installing a traffic signal at the Chauma Road/ Dhanwapur Road intersection, placing jersey barriers to divert traffic, and painting zebra crossings for facilitating movement of pedestrians and cyclists, officials said on Wednesday
Updated on Nov 25, 2021 12:16 AM IST
Gurugram civic body to revive six-acre pond in Subhash Nagar
Under the Gurujal, an integrated water management initiative of the district administration, the water body in Subhash Nagar will be restored as a percolation pond which will serve as a catchment area for run-off rainwater and help groundwater recharge, the officials said
Published on Nov 24, 2021 12:18 AM IST
Gurugram police ready action plan to tackle fog accidents
Sanjeev Balhara, assistant commissioner of police (ACP), Gurugram traffic police, said they observed that low visibility, combined with traffic violations such as speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road, was resulting in a number of accidents on intersections
Published on Nov 23, 2021 01:59 AM IST
Leena Dhankhar and Kartik Kumar
Gurugram’s air ‘very poor’ for 8th consecutive day, but sees slight improvement
As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) bulletin, the city recorded an average Air quality Index (AQI) reading of 310 on Monday, better than the AQI reading of 364 on Sunday. Since November 14, the city’s AQI has been in the “very poor” category
Published on Nov 23, 2021 01:56 AM IST
Gurgaon Club: A British-era building now only found on maps
In its heyday, the club catered to Class 1 officers of the administration as well as advocates, judicial and executive officers, and engineers. However, at present, the only giveaway of the history it represents is a single line on the signboard that reads ‘Established since 1930’
Published on Nov 23, 2021 01:40 AM IST
Gurugram civic body to clean stormwater drain along Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) will desilt and clean one-kilometre portion of the stormwater drain along the Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road from next month, said officials on Sunday
Published on Nov 22, 2021 12:21 AM IST
No progress on model roads in 34 wards of MCG in Gurugram
On July 31 this year, during a house meeting of the civic body, councillors and officials unanimously approved an agenda for constructing a model road in each of its 35 municipal wards to improve connectivity in these areas
Updated on Nov 22, 2021 12:03 AM IST