Vibha Sharma

North and East Delhi will get water ATMs

The agencies believe that the initiative would also help in reducing the use of plastic bottles, which pollute the environment. The machines will dispense a glass of water (250 ml) for Rs 2.

South MCD to penalise people defecating in open

Violators would be charged with a fine of Rs 50 on the spot.

White tiger Vijay turns 10, Delhi zoo has ordered a cake

The white tiger Vijay will turn 10 on Friday and the zoo authorities have invited school students to take part in the celebrations. The tiger will get a special chicken meal to mark the day.

Monsoon showers lead to traffic snarls in Delhi-NCR; office, school goers suffer

The India Meteorological Department said moderate rains will lash NCR for the next two days. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 33 degrees Celsius, with a minimum of 26 degrees Celsius.

To tackle open defecation, South MCD to install 100 mobile toilets

Densely populated areas, especially those close to railway lines, have no space for construction of community toilets. Some slum clusters does not even have sewer lines. Hence mobile toilets.

To check fraud, east Delhi corp to link Aadhaar with birth and death certificates

The decision has also been taken in the backdrop of a series of incidents involving stealing/ illegal issuing of birth and death certificates in North and East Corporations that took place in the last two years.

Wi-Fi, green lawns, accessible ramps: East Delhi to spruce up prominent markets

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has selected four markets — Shrestha Vihar, Pushpanjali Enclave, F Block GTB Enclave and A2 block Nand Nagri — where it will carry out various improvement works.

Soon, an app to locate 1800 MCD toilets in Delhi, file a complaint if it is not clean

The app, which will be launched in two months by the three civic agencies, will help users locate toilets and give feedback.

Roadside parking in Delhi markets could cost you up to Rs 1,000 a day

The penalty is applicable from 8am to 8pm on weekdays and Rs 50 will be added to the base fine of Rs 100 for each subsequent hour.

Lajpat Nagar traders welcome Delhi high court order to remove street vendors

The Delhi high court has asked police and civic authorities to evict all street vendors from Central Market in Lajpat Nagar, citing concerns over security in the popular bazaar that was targeted by terrorists nearly two decades ago.

Supreme Court parking site, Metro station, bus depots fined for mosquito breeding

During a high level meeting on Tuesday, south Delhi commissioner Puneet Goel has directed officials to intensify checking of mosquito breeding at big establishment, institutions and offices.

MCDs say need at least a month to make wards open defecation-free

According to parameters of the Swachh Bharat Mission, any urban local body can declare its wards open defecation-free (ODF) only if it is successful in providing public conveniences at 75 % of its areas.

MCDs, PWD struggle to fix potholes on Delhi roads ahead of monsoon

Waterlogging fears put Delhi on the edge, ‘cosmetic’ preparations may not help

The saga of poor arrangements by civic agencies continued this year as the pre-monsoon showers led to a jam that stretched into hours near the Shahdara railway underpass.

Waterlogging fears put Delhi on the edge, ‘cosmetic’ preparations for monsoon may not help

The saga of poor arrangements by civic agencies continued this year as the pre-monsoon showers led to a jam that stretched into hours near the Shahdara railway underpass.

Delhi’s civic bodies to impose heavy fines to prevent mosquito breeding

According to officials, despite repeated requests to prevent collection of clean water at construction sites, breeding of mosquitoes had been found due to negligence of owners/contractors.

Delhi: Now face recognition tech to mark attendance of students in east MCD schools

During a recent survey conducted by the department, it was found that 26,000 students remained absent for two years, at different points of time.

Monsoon jitters: Civic bodies start cleaning Delhi drains ‘a bit too late’

The work to clean drains before the arrival of monsoon has started but the process is neither complete not carried out effectively. While Many people are still waiting for MCDs to clean drains in the area other say the work has been left mid-way.

Delhi monsoon mess: De-silting delay may choke city drains yet again

HT for Delhi: It’s been over 10 days since the deadline for de-silting passed. Though the civic bodies say they have finished their share of work, people in several areas reject the claims. Monsoon is expected to arrive by June end.

Garbage disposal: Why Delhi’s civic corporations fail to manage waste

Residents say door-to-door waste collection missing, civic bodies claim people not supportive, dump garbage on roadsides

Busy markets in south Delhi will soon have water ATMs

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation installed a water ATM at the Defence Colony Market a month ago on a pilot basis. The vendor got an encouraging response from public. Every day, about 300 glasses of water are sold at the ATM.

Short-staffed Delhi civic bodies struggle to tackle mosquito menace as monsoon nears

More than 50% of the sanctioned posts of malaria inspectors and medical officers are unoccupied in the north and east Delhi municipal corporations.

More than 225 dog bite cases in Delhi every day, civic bodies struggle to count canines

According to a recent report, 34039 cases of dog bites have been reported in MCD hospitals so far. The actual figure is expected to be much higher as this does not account for the cases reported at private clinics.

To combat dengue, north Delhi corporation breeds Gambushia fish that eats mosquito larvae

The department had begun the process of breeding gambushia fish, often called ‘mosquito fish’, two months back at their hatcheries and today the numbers have grown into thousands.

Monsoon blame game begins: NDMC mayor says drains not cleaned by PWD

NDMC mayor Preeti Agarwal visited PWD drains at Britannia Chowk, Model Town, Wazirpur Industrial area, Azadpur and Jahangirpuri. She said in a statement that the PWD has not started the work to clean drains and it could lead to waterlogging once the rains arrive.

Now, find public toilets in north Delhi through Google Maps

Toilets of Karol Bagh Zone are have already been put on Google Maps on pilot basis. The other five north Delhi zones will also follow the suit.

See a problem in north Delhi parking lots? Don’t bank on MCD’s mobile app to solve it

HT visited four parking lots to see if complaints were addressed. The results were disappointing.

Now, an integrated mobile app to access all municipal services in Delhi

The IT department of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, the nodal agency for all three corporations, is working on the integrated mobile-based app.

Waste segregation in Delhi: Lack of awareness, no support from garbage collectors main hurdles

The success of the concept remains a challenge for the civic agencies as a majority of people either don’t know about segregation or were reluctant to try it.

Now report parking violations in north Delhi with this mobile app

As soon as the complaint is received by civic agency, a unique complaint number will be generated and it will be intimated to the complainant via e-mail. An SMS facility will be incorporated soon.