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Delhi LG VK Saxena directs beautification of roads, sprucing up Dwarka sub-city during 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign

NEW DELHI: Multiple agencies of Delhi government will be part of a campaign to revamp 25 major roads in the city and the on the lines of those upgraded and beautified for the recently held G20 Summit, officials at LG office said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Delhi HC asks DDA, MCD to inform it about status of deemed forest areas

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked several city authorities, including the DDA, MCD, NDMC, PWD and others, to provide information about the status of deemed forests within their jurisdiction.

The Times of India

G20 beautification drive: PWD workers ‘clean up’ makeshift homes under Delhi flyovers before eviction

A PWD contractual worker, Deepak, swept the pavement below Delhi’s IIT flyover on Wednesday— the area had served his and the families of 14 other PWD contractual workers as “home” until about 10 days ago, when the Modi government’s G20 beautification drive took over.

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‘Where should we go?’: 150 families homeless after Delhi’s Badarpur demolition drive

Ahead of the G20 summit, the Delhi Development Authority has demolished another slum in the capital city. On Thursday, the DDA bulldozed around 150 homes at a slum in Badarpur village in Delhi.

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When the river rose

Life came to a halt in several parts of Delhi, which received the highest monsoon rainfall in 40 years this July. Alisha Dutta and Nikhil M. Babu report on how encroachments as well as official developmental works continue to take place along the Yamuna river despite warnings by the National…

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NGT gives no objection to installation of lighthouse near Yamuna floodplains for surveillance

The National Green Tribunal has given no objection to the installation of a lighthouse in the greenway, adjacent to the Yamuna flood plains, for additional surveillance and security of the flood plains

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Delhi LG plants 300 cherry blossom and chinar saplings on 3 Yamuna Islands

Under the guidance of Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Sunday to add a new dimension to Yamuna rejuvenation and Delhi's aesthetic upgradation, 300 saplings (150 saplings each) of Cherry Blossom and Chinar were planted at three islands in the Yamuna between Qudsia Ghat and ITO Barrage. Read further on…

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LG Saxena inspects Yamuna floodplains in North East Delhi

Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena on Saturday inspected Yamuna floodplains on Shastri Park-Bela Farm-Garhi Mandu stretch in North-East Delhi and instructed officials to immediately ensure steps to clean, restore and rejuvenate the 11 km degraded flood plains. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mehrauli demolition: Survey DDA relied on was found incomplete by HC panel last year

Before the demolition drive in south Delhi’s Mehrauli was halted by the Delhi High Court, anxious residents would wake up each day and ask themselves: “Who’s next?” “Who has got a stay?”

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Pollution in River Yamuna: NGT constitutes High-Level Committee for Delhi, to be headed by LG

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday constituted a High-Level Committee (HLC) of concerned authorities in Delhi where pollution of Yamuna is higher (about 75 per cent), compared to other river basins States. Read on for details:

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A DDA official went missing a month ago. His family alleges cops are involved

Shiv Kumar’s family has printed another 1,000 posters, in addition to the 4,000 already pasted at various locations across Delhi, in the hope that these will lead them to their son – who went missing over a month ago after he was briefly detained at the Model Town police station…

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Sunderland Empire theatre bar will be removed and replaced with a smaller but 'more atmospheric' one

The adaptations have been designed to 'better aid circulation around the space and into the stalls' and compliment the foyer bar, according to the plans submitted to Sunderland City Council

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Govt focusing on rehabilitation of slum dwellers: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

NEW DELHI: The Centre is committed to rehabilitating slum dwellers in Delhi and there is less than one 'jhuggi' per acre of land earmarked for their resettlement, the Centre informed the Rajya Sabha.

The Times of India

No compensation two months after sewer deaths in Delhi

Two months after two men died while cleaning a sewer line in Delhi’s Bakkarwala, the compensation due to their families is held up as different government entities squabble in court.

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Delhi says it has no manual scavengers. How have over 45 of them died in 5 years?

In 2013, with much fanfare, India’s Supreme Court abolished manual scavenging. It sought to “correct the historical injustice and indignity suffered by manual scavengers” – and directed states to do the same.

The Times of India

Deaths in sewer: Delhi HC seeks response of police and DDA

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court Wednesday sought the response of the Delhi Police, DDA, and National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) in a matter relating to the death of two persons who inhaled toxic gases inside a sewer in the national capital.

The Hindu

Kejriwal protecting Sisodia to shield himself, says Congress

Party General Secretary Ajay Maken implicates BJP too in the excise scam

The Times of India

Back to drawing board: Delhi LG V K Saxena wants master plan to sharpen focus on slums

NEW DELHI: LG V K Saxena will review the draft of the Master Plan for Delhi 2041 once again. “The LG raised points that basically address the issue of ensuring non-proliferation of slums in Delhi,” said an official who didn’t wish to be identified. “He also wants that the MPD…

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Delhi HC nod to Dwarka drain on tree transplanting promise

NEW DELHI: Tree felling in the capital for public projects can only be allowed as long as agencies ensure that trees are transplanted, Delhi High Court said on Friday.

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Nod to changes in Pradhan Mantri-Unauthorised Colony in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojna regulations

New Delhi: The Union minister for housing and urban affairs has approved proposals to change the Pradhan Mantri - Unauthorised Colony in Delhi Awas Adhikar Yojna (PM-UDAY) regulations in order to remove some bottlenecks.

The Times of India

Allow compensatory plantation in neighbour states, pleads Delhi Development Authority

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has written to the Union environment ministry, requesting it to allow compensatory afforestation (CA) for all projects undertaken in the city in the neighbouring states in view of a scarcity of land in the national capital.

The Times of India

Delhi: At 60-90% survival rate, plantation drives show ‘good’ result

NEW DELHI: A third-party audit of plantations undertaken by various authorities has revealed that the survival rate for 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 varied from 60% to 90%.

The Times of India

AAP MLA detained for obstructing DDA's demolition drive at Kalyanpuri: Delhi Police

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Kuldeep Kumar was detained on Wednesday for allegedly obstructing a demolition drive being carried out by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), police said. The AAP MLA from Kondli (East) reached the spot in Kalyanpuri's Khichripur area when the demolition started to protest against…

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Hafta letters: AAP’s politics, Elon Musk taking over Twitter, Disha Salian’s media trial

I really enjoy learning from the often diverse panel, analysing/dissecting the current news, as well as absorbing the opinions. So glad to have one English medium that does not shy away from discussing the rising brazen injustices in India.

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Sands of time: Get up close with nature amid revamp of Yamuna floodplain

NEW DELHI: Delhi Development Authority's two-week long programme to celebrate the 75 years of India's independence through events themed on the rejuvenation of the Yamuna floodplain kicked off on Saturday.

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