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Vibha Sharma

Vibha Sharma covers municipal bodies in Delhi. A journalist for almost a decade, she has also worked for the hyper-local editions of Hindustan Times, covering civic concerns in south Delhi, Gurgaon, and Ghaziabad.

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Areas near Metro stations unclogged in latest drive

Prior to this, the South and North Corporations removed squatters from near AIIMS, Hauz Khas , Peeragarhi and Nangloi Metro Stations.

MCD officials remove encroachments at Anandmayee Marg, Govindpuri.(HT Photo)

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Updated on May 03, 2018 08:05 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVibha Sharma and Ashish Mishra

Sealing drive set to intensify again in Delhi markets

Delhi’s civic agencies started the drive in LSCs on December 22, sealing at least 51 units in south Delhi’s Defence Colony.

A municipal corporation official seals a shop at Gandhi Nagar during a sealing drive in east Delhi.(PTI FILE)

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Updated on Apr 29, 2018 11:20 PM IST

New Delhi, Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma

Delhi sealing drive may hit Khan Market restaurants next

The Delhi High Court refused to stay the New Delhi Municipal Council’s (NDMC) notice demanding restaurant owners obtain no objection certificates from the fire department within 15 days.

A view of Khan Market in New Delhi. A PIL had sought action against restaurants in Khan Market and Connaught Place for not obtaining fire safety clearances.(Sanchit Khanna /HT File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2018 12:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRicha Banka & Vibha Sharma, New Delhi

Delhi traders threaten to stop paying GST, warn they will shift to NCR if sealing continues

On Wednesday, over 7,000 traders, their workers and family members gathered at Ramlila Maidan to protest against the sealing drive by the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee.

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Updated on Mar 28, 2018 11:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

Soon, Rs 500 fine for south Delhi people who don’t clean up their dogs’ poop from roads

South Delhi Municipal Corporation will soon issue directions to the department of environment management services to form and implement the policy by the end of next month.

SDMC said owners of pets walk them late in the evenings or early mornings and make a mess on roads, parks, footpaths leaving them filthy.(Shutterstock)

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Updated on Mar 24, 2018 09:38 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

12,000 properties in Delhi’s key refugee colonies may face sealing

There are 45 residential colonies in Delhi that were developed on land provided by the erstwhile Union ministry of rehabilitation on leasehold in 1947

The monitoring committee appointed by the Supreme Court has identified these properties in colonies such as Kalkaji, Jangpura, Lajpat Nagar, Old Rajendra Nagar, Mukherjee Nagar, Subhash Nagar and Tilak Nagar where alleged commercial activities are underway, according to a municipal officer privy to the matter.(Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 21, 2018 07:30 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVibha Sharma

Delhi civic bodies switch to new insecticides to tackle mosquito breeding

The new insecticides — pyri-proxifen and diflybenzuron — are colourless, odourless powders that belong to a class of chemicals known as insect growth regulators (IGRs)

Mosquito Terminator Train spray Insecticide to check mosquito breeding in the water and drains along side the railway tracks in Delhi area with association of SDMC which provides trucks mounted power sprayer, trains flagged off from New Delhi railway station in New Delhi.(Vipin Kumar/HT File Photo)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2018 10:32 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVibha Sharma

Upscale societies generate twice the waste than working-class ones, reveals EDMC’s study

The study also found that the average garbage generated by every person in east Delhi has increased by around 20% in the last 14 years.

In 2004, the total waste collected from households in east Delhi had 50% organic component while now, the survey showed, it has gone up to 66% in 2018.(Sushil Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 17, 2018 05:10 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

Mosquito breeding workers go on strike in Delhi

The strike comes at a time the city is experiencing an early spread of the dengue virus this year.

The DBC workers said they decided to go on a strike as their long-standing demands of regularisation, leave, provident funds, bonus and other medical facilities haven’t been met.(Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 14, 2018 11:22 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

South corporation finally stops dumping at saturated Okhla landfill

Of the 3,500 tonnes of waste collected from south Delhi everyday, the civic agency dumped around 1,200 tonnes at the Okhla landfill. The site was declared as exhausted way back in 2010.

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Published on Mar 11, 2018 11:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

North Corporation introduces cluster scheme for leasing out community halls

The agency has invited tenders for renting out all the three clusters on a monthly licensing fees of Rs 1.03 crore.

A view of the MCD Civic Centre Building(Hindustan Times)

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Published on Mar 11, 2018 11:34 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma

Dengue homework cards for students: South MCD’s novel way to check mosquito breeding

The cards are meant to gather information related to precautionary measures taken at students’ homes to stop the breeding of mosquitoes. SDMC officials said the data would be treated as primary information.

A total of 9,214 dengue cases were recorded till mid-December, of which 4,704 dengue patients were from Delhi.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Mar 05, 2018 10:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

Civic bodies buy e-cars,to set up charging stations

South corporation and NDMC will have 155 electric cars for official use to encourage Delhiites to switch to green automobiles, establish 77 charging points across city

Free for all , Electric Vehicle Charging Station by TATA Power Delhi Distribution Limited , Maurice Nagar(Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

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Updated on Mar 04, 2018 11:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma

SDMC generates warm water from composting in Khel Gaon, will supply it to slums

The decision to launch the project on a bigger scale was taken a month back after the horticulture staff at the Khel Gaon nursery realised the heat coming out of the shredded garden waste could be utilised for a good cause

An SDMC worker at the composite site at Khel Gaon.(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 28, 2018 04:40 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma

EDMC considers using new tech at waste treatment plants to ‘double output’

Civic officials claimed that the gasification technology “doubles” the amount of energy produced from the segregated waste in comparison to incineration plants.

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Updated on Feb 21, 2018 03:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

North civic body procures 15 skid loaders to clean narrow lanes of Old Delhi

These loaders are compact in size, even smaller than regular tippers and can enter the bylanes easily. Moreover, each machine can do multiple tasks such as lifting garbage or debris from roadsides and cleaning drains

The employees of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi clearing the garbage(Sushil Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 17, 2018 11:35 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma

How transformation of a park set precedent for reclaiming unsafe spaces in Delhi

Following positive feedback in Govindpuri, SDMC applied the same formula to overhaul Rock Garden in Munirka, Ratan Chand Sharma Park in Hari Nagar, Jamunwala Park in Khirki Extension.

Children play at the Govindpuri Park in New Delhi. The SDMC trimmed the hedges at the park for a clear view inside and installed open gyms, play areas for children and gazebos to increase footfall.(Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 17, 2018 11:08 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

Delhi: Project Buniyaad kicked off to help weak students in south corp schools

After poor show in nationwide survey, SDMC kicks off scheme for targeted focus on under-performing students

The nation-wide survey included nine districts of Delhi, of which south district finished at the bottom.(Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 16, 2018 11:29 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

Sealing drive: MCDs to target use of stilts for commercial purposes in residential areas

In a letter to the three municipal commissioners, the committee said that during site inspections it was discovered that most stilt floors were being misused.

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Updated on Feb 12, 2018 11:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

DDA proposal of mandatory fire clearance, parking space not practical, say traders

Delegation of traders will meet Rajnath Singh, L-G Anil Baijal and Hardeep Puri on Tuesday to press for their demands.

Members of the Confederation of All India Traders protested against the sealing drive near Red Fort on Saturday.(Sourced)

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Published on Feb 03, 2018 11:48 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma

Delhi sealing: Day 2 of strike gets mixed response as Khan Market, CP, Karol Bagh open

While Connaught Place, Chandni Chowk (Red Fort to Fatehpuri), parts of Karol Bagh and Khan Market were open on Saturday, markets in Defence Colony, South Extension, Greater Kailash, Green Park and Rajouri Garden remained closed.

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) had called for a bandh on February 2 and 3 against the sealing drive being conducted by the MCDs.(HT FILE)

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Updated on Feb 03, 2018 03:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma

Major markets deserted on first day of traders’ strike in Delhi

To oppose the ongoing sealing drive by the Municipal Corporations, several traders’ associations had called for a strike on February 2, 3 and 4.

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Updated on Feb 03, 2018 12:09 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

Centre to amend master plan but no immediate relief from sealing until DDA notifies changes

The Centre on Wednesday recommended that the local shopping complexes (LSCs) should be allowed increased floor area ratio (FAR) on par with other markets

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Updated on Jan 31, 2018 11:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

Joint house session drowns in din as parties trade charges over sealing drive

As the House passed a resolution, seeking suspension of action against illegal commercial establishments for six months, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors entered into a verbal spat.

Chaos prevailed in the joint session of three municipal corporations held on Saturday to discuss the sealing drive by the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee.

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Updated on Jan 27, 2018 11:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

MCDs pass resolution, will approach Supreme Court to stop sealing in Delhi

The meeting passed a resolution to file a mercy petition before the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal, seeking his intervention for suspension of the sealing for six months.

The sealing started in the city on December 22, after the SC appointed monitoring committee started taking against the traders misusing the residential properties for commercial use(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 27, 2018 10:10 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

Delhi’s prominent markets shut down to protest sealing drive

Traders are sore at the month-long sealing drive by the municipal corporation on the direction of a Supreme Court appointed monitoring committee.

File photograph of shopkeepers staging a demonstration against the sealing drive in South Extension market in New Delhi on January 19.(HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jan 23, 2018 01:04 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVibha Sharma

Defence Colony, CP among markets to remain closed today to protest sealing drive

Traders in Khan Market, GK 1 and 2, South Extension, Defence Colony, Connaught Place, Karol Bagh, Kamla Nagar, Laxmi Nagar and Krishna Nagar say they will not open their shops.

Shops closed in protest against the sealing drive in South Extension market in New Delhi on January 19, 2018.(Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 23, 2018 08:06 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVibha Sharma

Bawana fire: It took authorities 3 hours to control blaze, followed by 90 min rescue op

The two-storey building in Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area caught fire on Saturday, killing 17 people

Police stand guard in front of a plastic factory in the Bawana industrial area on the northern edge of New Delhi on January 20, 2018 after a fire killed at least 17 workers.(AFP Photo)

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Updated on Jan 21, 2018 10:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByVibha Sharma

Transformers from Delhi trash: Artists turn junk engine, shocker, chassis to sculptures

The waste-to-art initiative is a brainchild of SDMC and the agency plans to churn out 30 sculptures from 1,000 tonnes of material dumped at the civic agency’s junk yards.

An artist works on a sculpture ‘A Dog’ at Millennium Park.(Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 21, 2018 08:47 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma

Sealing drive at Sundar Nagar, other markets; shops shut in South Delhi

Prominent jewellers, shops and restaurants that were partly sealed included Nathu’s, JH Jewellers, Number 8 Bar & Kitchen, Indian Art Corner, ICICI Bank, Ladakh Art Gallery and Curio Palace.

Police, MCD officials and shopkeepers at Sundar Nagar Market in New Delhi on Friday.

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Updated on Jan 20, 2018 08:37 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVibha Sharma, New Delhi

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Vibha Sharma

Vibha Sharma covers municipal bodies in Delhi. A journalist for almost a decade, she has also worked for the hyper-local editions of Hindustan Times, covering civic concerns in south Delhi, Gurgaon, and Ghaziabad.

Prior to this, the South and North Corporations removed squatters from near AIIMS, Hauz Khas , Peeragarhi and Nangloi Metro Stations.

Delhi’s civic agencies started the drive in LSCs on December 22, sealing at least 51 units in south Delhi’s Defence Colony.

The Delhi High Court refused to stay the New Delhi Municipal Council’s (NDMC) notice demanding restaurant owners obtain no objection certificates from the fire department within 15 days.

On Wednesday, over 7,000 traders, their workers and family members gathered at Ramlila Maidan to protest against the sealing drive by the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee.

South Delhi Municipal Corporation will soon issue directions to the department of environment management services to form and implement the policy by the end of next month.

There are 45 residential colonies in Delhi that were developed on land provided by the erstwhile Union ministry of rehabilitation on leasehold in 1947

The new insecticides — pyri-proxifen and diflybenzuron — are colourless, odourless powders that belong to a class of chemicals known as insect growth regulators (IGRs)

The study also found that the average garbage generated by every person in east Delhi has increased by around 20% in the last 14 years.

The strike comes at a time the city is experiencing an early spread of the dengue virus this year.

Of the 3,500 tonnes of waste collected from south Delhi everyday, the civic agency dumped around 1,200 tonnes at the Okhla landfill. The site was declared as exhausted way back in 2010.

The agency has invited tenders for renting out all the three clusters on a monthly licensing fees of Rs 1.03 crore.

The cards are meant to gather information related to precautionary measures taken at students’ homes to stop the breeding of mosquitoes. SDMC officials said the data would be treated as primary information.

South corporation and NDMC will have 155 electric cars for official use to encourage Delhiites to switch to green automobiles, establish 77 charging points across city

The decision to launch the project on a bigger scale was taken a month back after the horticulture staff at the Khel Gaon nursery realised the heat coming out of the shredded garden waste could be utilised for a good cause

Civic officials claimed that the gasification technology “doubles” the amount of energy produced from the segregated waste in comparison to incineration plants.

These loaders are compact in size, even smaller than regular tippers and can enter the bylanes easily. Moreover, each machine can do multiple tasks such as lifting garbage or debris from roadsides and cleaning drains

Following positive feedback in Govindpuri, SDMC applied the same formula to overhaul Rock Garden in Munirka, Ratan Chand Sharma Park in Hari Nagar, Jamunwala Park in Khirki Extension.

After poor show in nationwide survey, SDMC kicks off scheme for targeted focus on under-performing students

In a letter to the three municipal commissioners, the committee said that during site inspections it was discovered that most stilt floors were being misused.

Delegation of traders will meet Rajnath Singh, L-G Anil Baijal and Hardeep Puri on Tuesday to press for their demands.

While Connaught Place, Chandni Chowk (Red Fort to Fatehpuri), parts of Karol Bagh and Khan Market were open on Saturday, markets in Defence Colony, South Extension, Greater Kailash, Green Park and Rajouri Garden remained closed.

To oppose the ongoing sealing drive by the Municipal Corporations, several traders’ associations had called for a strike on February 2, 3 and 4.

The Centre on Wednesday recommended that the local shopping complexes (LSCs) should be allowed increased floor area ratio (FAR) on par with other markets

As the House passed a resolution, seeking suspension of action against illegal commercial establishments for six months, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors entered into a verbal spat.

The meeting passed a resolution to file a mercy petition before the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal, seeking his intervention for suspension of the sealing for six months.

Traders are sore at the month-long sealing drive by the municipal corporation on the direction of a Supreme Court appointed monitoring committee.

Traders in Khan Market, GK 1 and 2, South Extension, Defence Colony, Connaught Place, Karol Bagh, Kamla Nagar, Laxmi Nagar and Krishna Nagar say they will not open their shops.

The two-storey building in Delhi’s Bawana Industrial Area caught fire on Saturday, killing 17 people

The waste-to-art initiative is a brainchild of SDMC and the agency plans to churn out 30 sculptures from 1,000 tonnes of material dumped at the civic agency’s junk yards.

Prominent jewellers, shops and restaurants that were partly sealed included Nathu’s, JH Jewellers, Number 8 Bar & Kitchen, Indian Art Corner, ICICI Bank, Ladakh Art Gallery and Curio Palace.

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