Atishi visits Rangpuri, pledges swift action on civic issues
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi visited Rangpuri Pahadi in South West Delhi on Sunday to address grievances after Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena highlighted the area's civic challenges.
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi visited Rangpuri Pahadi in South West Delhi on Sunday to address grievances after Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena highlighted the area's civic challenges.
In the run-up to the Delhi legislative assembly elections, farmers and the residents of all the city's 360 villages opened a front condemning the prolonged neglect of the rural population, and have decided that they will support only those who could resolve their crucial issues.
The Delhi BJP chief pointed out that after a decade of governance by the Aam Aadmi Party's government in the national capital, Rangpuri continues to be in a shambles under the jurisdiction of AAP MLAs and councilors.
According to the AAP chief, Delhi government will provide Rs 2,100 per month to every woman above 18 years of age under ‘Mahila Samman Yojana’ and offer free treatment for all senior citizens under ‘Sanjeevani Yojana.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Sunday expressed disappointment over the sorry state of civic affairs across various places in the national capital, saying that it was disturbing to see helplessness and miserable lives of lakhs of people.
The count of Covid-19 infections detected during the last 24 hours on Thursday was 40 when 51,256 tests were conducted.
She further added that she will raise the issue of the construction of hydropower projects in Kinnaur district as people were against over-exploitation of natural resources.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Industries Minister Bikram Singh, MLA Arun Mehra, Chairman State Finance Commission Satpal Satti among others.
As 208 samples gave positive results out of 51,830 samples tested on Friday, the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) stood at 0.40 per cent as against previous day’s 0.30%.
The fishing prohibition remains enforced round the year in Gahirmatha as it is accorded the status of the marine sanctuary.
