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New MCD car park coming up in Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh

The parking lot with a capacity for 276 cars is expected to decongest the area around the Outer Ring Road-Rohtak Road intersection

MCD’s multilevel car park at Amar Colony was recently inaugurated by the Delhi mayor. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 05:24 AM IST

Biomining at landfills in Ghazipur, Bhalswa set to miss latest deadline

Delhi's biomining project to clear landfill sites likely to miss 2024 deadline. Slow progress due to fresh waste dumping and weather challenges.

The civic body admitted that the three landfill sites still have 17.2 million tonnes of legacy waste, due to which the deadline to clear the Ghazipur landfill has been pushed back from 2024 to 2026. (HT Archive)
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 05:34 AM IST

MCD invites bids for biomining at silt dumping site in Singhola

MCD to start biomining at Singhola silt dumping site in outer Delhi to clear 900,000 tonnes of waste. Biomining process to extract materials for road construction.

The silt dumping site in Singhola, located near Khanpur village on Grand Trunk Road, is spread over an area of 7.2 acre. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 05:32 AM IST

Insect-themed park to be opened by MCD in Delhi’s Rohini

A senior municipal corporation official said bids for setting up the insect theme park have been invited and the process is likely to be completed by March 20

A caterpillar tunnel and climber. An interactive structure such as this will be installed at the park. (Representational image)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 02:21 AM IST

MCD to restore 72-year-old clock tower at Kamla Market in Delhi

Officials said the project will likely be completed by June, and the civic body has already invited bids for the facelift and repair of the market

Kamla Market, near the New Delhi railway station, now has 271 shops and 1,500 workers who operate as craftsmen, porters and mechanics. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 01:33 AM IST

Delhi LG, CM Kejriwal launch capital’s first engineered landfill site

LG said that the site has been developed under the central government’s Swachh Bharat Mission 1.0 at the cost of ₹42.3 crore

VK Saxena and Arvind Kejriwal at the inauguration of the engineered landfill site at on Tuesday. (Raj K Raj/HT photo)
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 01:00 AM IST

LG, CM launch Delhi’s first engineered landfill site

Despite biomining efforts, the three landfills still have 17.2 million tonnes of garbage, progress reports submitted to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee show

Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the city’s first engineered landfill site. (HT PHOTO.)
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 05:12 AM IST

LG, Kejriwal to open Delhi’s first engineered landfill site

Unlike the conventional dumpsites, an engineered landfill site ensures the disposal of waste in a scientific manner, and has a provision for a leachate treatment plant to avoid leachate percolating into the ground

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and lieutenant governor VK Saxena will be inaugurating Delhi’s first engineered landfill site this week. (Raj K Raj/ HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 06:06 AM IST

Delhi civic body launches new parking lots in Chandni Chowk, Nigambodh Ghat

The facility on Church Mission Road has an overall capacity for 196 vehicles, and a section of it with a capacity to hold 119 cars was inaugurated by mayor Shelly Oberoi

The parking facility on Church Mission Road has a capacity for 196 vehicles. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 06:02 AM IST

Delhi civic body to build 3 parking lots for 312 crore to house 2,335 vehicles

Officials said the House the parking lots will come up at Shastri Nagar, Rani Bagh and Rajendra Nagar

The multi-level parking lot at Amar Colony was recently inaugurated. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 05:34 AM IST

Delhi govt says power subsidy to continue till March 2025

Delhi cabinet extends power subsidy scheme till March 31, 2025. BJP demands subsidy for all consumers. Delhi govt pays ₹3,500 crore annually for the scheme.

Finance minister Atishi and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal before presenting the Delhi Budget on Monday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 05:14 AM IST

Northeast Delhi flyover delayed, gets new deadline of Oct

Slow-paced work on a 1.5-km flyover in northeast Delhi has delayed the project by 3-4 months. The deadline extended to October 11 due to various reasons.

The project has an estimated cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>157.85 crore. (File)
Updated on Mar 07, 2024 05:42 AM IST

Delhi’s Bhairon Marg underpass opens for two-way traffic

Officials said that temporary cones will remain affixed to allow two-way movement on the 110m stretch till the larger tunnel is ready.

The underpass will help relieve some of the traffic pressure along the busy corridor. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 05, 2024 10:37 PM IST

MCD automated parking lot opens in Delhi’s Amar Colony

MCD officials said the facility is a puzzle car park — an automated system that enables horizontal and vertical movement of parking spots to park and retrieve cars

The newly inaugurated multilevel parking at Amar Colony in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 05, 2024 10:34 PM IST

New NDMC panel for pollution control; IIT-K experts roped in for Kushak drain

The meeting was probably the last before the model code of conduct comes into force for the upcoming general elections, senior officials said

The civic body has approved a <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>169.57 crore project for rejuvenation of the Kushak drain which passes through New Delhi and south Delhi. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 10:34 PM IST

Delhi Budget: Under AAP rule, MCD gets more money

Finance minister Atishi announced a ₹8,423 crore allocation for Municipal Corporation of Delhi, focusing on education, healthcare, and sanitation.

Delhi finance minister Atishi arrives at Vidhan Sabha to present the Budget in New Delhi on Monday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 06:30 AM IST

Delhi Budget: Access to water key to dignity of life, says Atishi

The finance minister said the government is aiming to ensure water supply and sewerage facilities reach every household in Delhi

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal with finance minister Atishi at a press conference after the presentation of the Budget on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 06:04 AM IST

Iconic stores, cafes among five more outlets sealed in NDMC’s Connaught Place tax drive

An NDMC official, who asked not to be named, said that five units were sealed and those which had made part payment were allowed to continue their operations

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) conducted sealing drive and sealed shops over non-payment of property tax dues, in Connaught Place, in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday. (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 06:24 AM IST

Learning and fun for kids at MCD’s new theme parks in Delhi

A civic official said that the concept has been received well at the recently opened dinosaur park at Sarai Kale Khan

Children plat at MCD's first theme park in Greater Kailash N block on Tuesday. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 28, 2024 05:50 AM IST

MCD clears plan to clean all civic roads amid House row

BJP councillors protested in the house over the fire in an Alipur factory in which 11 people were killed and a bovine attack in Khanpur that led to a man’s death

BJP councillors protest in the House at Civic Centre in New Delhi on Monday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 27, 2024 05:18 AM IST

Inflated bills will be written off if AAP wins all 7 LS seats in Delhi: Kejriwal

The Delhi chief minister said that people of Delhi consider him to be member of their family but go on vote for the BJP and it should change in these elections

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal with other AAP leaders at the party headquarters on DDU Marg in the city on Sunday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 26, 2024 06:02 AM IST

Decline in large fires at Delhi’s garbage mountains, shows data

Delhi's landfill fires dropped from 159 in 2017 to one in 2023, attributed to preventive measures and improved waste treatment processes.

This is the first time in decades when there hasn’t been a single fire in a landfill in Delhi after the monsoon and in the winters. In 2022, we had four major fires and one minor fire in June,” said an MCD official who oversees the management of landfills in Delhi. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 24, 2024 05:16 AM IST

Connaught Place traders may move Delhi court, NDMC says tax raids will continue

The civic body hinted that the drive may be extended to other markets in New Delhi area, saying that they have identified 1500 tax defaulters in the area

A shop sealed by NDMC in Connaught Place’s M Block in New Delhi on Thursday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 23, 2024 05:28 AM IST

Revamp gathers pace to create a modern Meharchand Market

A popular hub for local shoppers for decades, the bazaar slowly started transforming into one of the Capital’s upscale markets

MCD’s building department has cleared the new building plans for more than 40 units in the market. (Sanchit Khanna/HT photo)
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 05:32 AM IST

Seven properties in Delhi’s Connaught Place sealed by NDMC

An NDMC official said that the notice was pasted on a number of establishments but not all of them were sealed

A crowd gathers to watch the sealing drive at a shop in Connaught Place on Wednesday. (HT photo)
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 05:44 AM IST

Garden likely under North Delhi flyover

PWD plans to redevelop space under Rani Jhansi flyover in old Delhi, inviting bids for parks development.

Some stretches under the flyover is encroached upon for illegal parking. (Arvind Yadav/HT photo)
Updated on Feb 21, 2024 05:48 AM IST

5 crore facelift planned for MCD’s Ambedkar Stadium

The officials said that the civic body invited bids for the stadium revamp on Februrary 19, for the work that is estimated to cost ₹5 crore

Images that show the condition of Dr Ambedkar Stadium on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg on Monday. (Arvind Yadav/HT photo)
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 06:04 AM IST

PWD to double Kalkaji flyover in Delhi, merge it with corridor at Modi Mill

PWD said it has sought an expenditure sanction of ₹300 crore and the matter is being taken up by the PWD secretariat, under the Delhi government

Presently, a one-way flyover comprising three lanes facilitates vehicular traffic from Modi Mill towards Nehru Place while vehicles travelling in the opposite carriageway move at the surface level. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 20, 2024 05:34 AM IST

West Delhi Ring Road elevated corridor’s deadline pushed to May 31

85% of the civil work has been completed but there will be delays on account of shifting utilities, officials said

A flyover demolished for the construction of elevated road at Punjabi Bagh in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 19, 2024 05:08 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Brick by brick: Delhi’s Gole Market on way to reclaim old glory

According to NDMC officials, teams have been formed to remove the “buildup” — additions such as slabs and fittings made by shopkeepers over the years

Renovations underway at Gole Market on Thursday. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 16, 2024 05:32 AM IST
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