The Delhi BJP has urged the commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to ensure that the civic body's budget for the coming year 2025-26 is presented through its Standing Committee, as per the provisions mandated under the DMC Act 1957.
The civic body said the initiative is part of its efforts to ensure effective waste management and foster a cleaner, greener, and sustainable Delhi.
The civic body took action against unauthorised encroachments at Shyama Prasad Mukherji Marg, Church Mission Road, Purani Delhi Railway Station, Khari Baoli and Arya Samaj Road in City SP Zone.
In a bid to address pressing cleanliness issues in the national capital, newly appointed Mayor Mahesh Kumar Khinchi and Deputy Mayor Ravinder Bhardwaj embarked on their first official inspection on Saturday along with officials.
Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta on Wednesday said the sanitation system in the national capital has completely “collapsed” under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
The mayor gave this information through a social media post on X. “Nothing can fulfill the loss that Delhi feels, but we are trying to improve public reading spaces for students.”
MCD Mayor Dr Shelly Oberoi emphasized that the aging infrastructure, some of which are 20-30 years old and severely deteriorated, will be replaced.
The civic body issuing a circular informing about measures to to be taken to prevent the misuse of basements and other related issues in wake of the tragic death of UPSC aspirants at Old Rajinder Nagar.
Tariq Thomas made a confessional statement to this effect during a meeting with a group of agitating students on fast in protest against the tragic incident.
Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh, Leader of the Opposition in the MCD and former mayor condemned the Delhi government for failing to address the issue of existing garbage mountains.
