Two fire incidents reported in Delhi, none injured
Fire officials confirmed that no injuries were reported in both incidents.
Fire officials confirmed that no injuries were reported in both incidents.
In a hit and run case, a 64-year-old woman died while another person was critically injured near Uttam Nagar Terminal in West Delhi early Sunday.
Following the implementation of anti-pollution measures under the Graded Response Action Plan's stage-III, enforcement agencies were seen in action across the city inspecting and monitoring vehicles over pollution norms and the violations with regard to the anti pollution plan.
Four people were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and 80 kg of cocaine worth around Rs 900 crores was seized from them in the West and Outerwest areas of the national capital.
Aitshi announced that the MCD office would run from 8:30 am to 5 pm while Central government offices would function from 9 am to 5:30 pm and Delhi government offices from 10 am to 6:30 pm.
After Diwali celebration Delhi's air pollution deteriorating and people are gasping from fresh air, medical authorities of Lohia Hospital a government hospital in the city, have decided to establish a special Out-Patient Department (OPD) for pollution-related illnesses.
Under Operation Clean Delhi, three initiatives commenced with ‘Street-Cleaning’, where an extensive post-diwali cleanliness drive was conducted on the streets, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs said on Monday.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city's average air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 358 Monday evening after witnessing two days of improved air quality.
"The Supreme Court had directed the Delhi government to impose a ban on firecrackers, and the Delhi government has completely failed in implementing this ban," Bidhuri said.
The environment minister reiterated his appeal to the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to deploy teams on the eastern and western peripheries to facilitate the redirection of buses and trucks onto alternative routes.
