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Centre directs MCD to clear waste along railway tracks in Delhi

India, Nov. 4 -- New Delhi The central government has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to clear waste dumped along railway tracks and railway land, after the railway ministry flagged... Read More


New Slum Rehab policy: Delhi govt lays out plan for redeveloping 17 slum clusters

India, Nov. 4 -- After notifying its new slum rehabilitation policy, which adopts a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for in-situ redevelopment, the Delhi government has initiated the process for... Read More


Grap-2 curbs in place, but doubling of parking fee awaits nod from MCD

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Even as the sudden air pollution spike in Delhi has warranted the implementation of Stage-2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap), the directive calling for doubling the parki... Read More


Roof, beams and part of first floor collapse at 160-year-old Town Hall in Delhi

India, Nov. 3 -- A large section of Chandni Chowk's more than 160-year-old Town Hall, a Grade-I protected heritage building owned by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), has collapsed, damaging i... Read More


Sabarmati-style Yamuna riverfront 'could worsen flood risks' in Delhi, environmentalists and others warn

India, Nov. 3 -- A proposed 52-km Yamuna riverfront development project in Delhi on the lines of Ahmedabad's Sabarmati riverfront has drawn opposition from a coalition of environmentalists, former wat... Read More


MCD barrier free toll project delayed; trials at Ghazipur to start in this week

India, Nov. 3 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) toll collection system at Delhi's borders, which was originally planned for an October 31 launch, has been delay... Read More


DJB plans rRs.r149 crore sewer line through Yamuna floodplain to curb sewage overflows

India, Nov. 2 -- The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) plans to lay an 8.34-km sewer rising main through the Yamuna's ecologically sensitive floodplain to carry sewage from the Ring Road pumping station to the Ok... Read More


'1984 violence planned': BJP marches against Congress in Delhi, says party should apologise

India, Nov. 2 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday carried out a protest march against the Congress in west Delhi's Hari Nagar, targeting the party over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, as the INDIA... Read More


Delhi govt clears rRs.r387 crore for MB Road drainage revamp

India, Nov. 2 -- The Delhi government has sanctioned Rs.387 crore for a complete overhaul of the drainage system along the Mehrauli-Badarpur (MB) Road to resolve waterlogging issues across several loc... Read More


Delhi govt to revamp Netaji Subhash Marg to decongest Old Delhi

India, Nov. 2 -- The Delhi government will revamp the 3.3-km-long Netaji Subhash Marg from Delhi Gate to Kashmere Gate to decongest parts of Old Delhi, chief minister Rekha Gupta said in a press state... Read More