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Will continue running bulldozers tomorrow, says south Delhi municipal body

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition filed by the CPI(M) and Delhi Hawkers Union against the anti-encroachment exercise of the SDMC in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area, saying it cannot interfere with the process at the instance of a political party.

Locals stage a protest in front of an MCD bulldozer at Shaheen Bagh area during an anti-encroachment drive, in New Delhi, on Monday.(PTI)

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Published on May 09, 2022 06:31 PM IST

Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Aryan Prakash, New Delhi

No police help, demolition drive halted for second day

Declining to provide police personnel, the Delhi Police told the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) that most of the force was already engaged in law-and-order duty to ensure peaceful Friday prayers.

SDMC mayor Mukesh Suryan at Jasola, during an inspection to check encroachments in the area, on Wednesday. (SANJEEV VERMA/HT)

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Published on Apr 30, 2022 02:32 AM IST

ByParas Singh, New Delhi

Cops deny force for demolition drives in South Delhi

According to a letter by the Station House Officer of Sarita Vihar police station to SDMC, a prior intimation of at least 10 days may be given to fix the date for encroachment removal drive in the area so that sufficient staff may be given to assist the civic officials

The SDMC had announced the anti-encroachment drive in these areas just days after a similar drive was carried out in the communal violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi (Amal KS/HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 29, 2022 05:24 AM IST

ByParas Singh, New Delhi

SDMC mayor leads more ‘encroachment’ site visits

Suryan said he will also visit Shaheen Bagh area soon to identify illegal encroachments.

SDMC mayor Mukesh Suryan at a Rohingya camp in Jasola, on Wednesday. Sanjeev Verma/HT

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Published on Apr 28, 2022 04:47 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

EDMC deploys new fogging devices in bid to cut pollution

In the new variant, water will be the carrying medium for the insecticide.

The civic body plans to deploy 20 such ULV cold fogging machines this year, another senior public health official explained. (Sonu Mehta/ HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 14, 2022 06:02 AM IST

ByParas Singh, New Delhi

SDMC to soon release book on heritage sites

The second edition includes information on monuments such as the Hammam, a building constructed during the Mughal period in Purana Quila, KOS Minar located in National Zoological Park, enclosure of Nawab Mustafa Khan and Jamaat Khana Mosque.

A view of Qutub Minar on a smoggy morning in New Delhi.(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 11, 2022 05:49 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

In a first, SDMC crosses ₹1,000 crore in property tax collections

SDMC collected over ₹1,075 crore from 460,000 taxpayers this year. In comparison, the civic body managed to collect ₹943 crore in 2020-21 and ₹823.6 crore in the 2019-20 financial year.

The civic body has set a property tax target of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,200 crore for the next financial year. (Picture for representation only/Amal KS-HT Archive)

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Published on Apr 02, 2022 10:33 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Doubts within South MCD over panel meets as tenure nears end

The SDMC law department has questioned if the civic body can hold any more house meetings and pass proposals, pointing out that rules mandate electing a mayor and a deputy mayor for the civic body at the first meeting of the financial year.

South Delhi Municipal Corporation (Sonu Mehta/ HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 01, 2022 11:37 PM IST

ByParas Singh

Delhi civic election announcement deferred over ‘plan’ to merge 3 corporations

Delhi state election commissioner SK Srivastava said the decision to postpone the civic elections in Delhi was taken after a communication from the Centre

Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the BJP, saying the Centre’s communication was aimed at putting off the elections because the BJP wasn’t prepared to face the people. (ANI)

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Updated on Mar 09, 2022 06:56 PM IST

ByAlok K N Mishra, New Delhi, Hindustan Times

A month to go for polls, SDMC plans to revive subsidised meal kiosks for poor

The Aam Aadmi Party had also promised “Aam Aadmi canteens” at 100 locations for providing meals at subsidised rates but the canteen project did not progress beyond the pilot stage.

Now, with just one month to go for the MCDs terms to end as the city heads towards civic polls in April, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation has amended its policy to address legal flaws so that the project could be launched. (Representational Image)

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Published on Feb 28, 2022 05:19 AM IST

ByParas Singh, New Delhi

Councillor’s letter on religious attire has no official value: Officials

The development comes after the father of a Class 6 student alleged earlier this week she was humiliated by authorities in a government school in north-east Delhi’s Mustafabad for wearing the hijab to school.

The Karnataka high court is currently hearing a petition by some students against a state government order against allowing the hijab in classrooms.(Representational Photo)

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Published on Feb 26, 2022 06:27 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Like vehicles, Delhi’s horse owners will need to get 3rd-party insurance

The SDMC standing committee on Wednesday approving a policy amendment mandating third party insurance. Officials from the other two civic bodies also said they are likely to follow suit soon

SDMC has issued 131 licenses for horse drawn carriages this year. (Picture for representation only/HT)

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Updated on Feb 24, 2022 06:19 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Funds for work in 1,731 new colonies

Presenting the Budget on Thursday, leader of the House Inderjeet Sehrawat announced that the amnesty scheme for property tax defaulters will be extended.

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), in its proposed budget for the 2022-23, has decided to provide <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 lakh to councillors to take up development works in 1,731 unauthorised colonies. (Representational image/HT Archive)

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Published on Feb 11, 2022 05:07 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Process to identify zones for street vendors begins

The inter-agency committee comprises officials from municipal corporation, traffic police, PWD and officials from revenue department.

Traders have said that new vendors should not be accounted for in the fresh survey by civic bodies.( Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Feb 10, 2022 07:28 AM IST

ByParas Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Delhi high court pulls up SDMC over disability audit

The court observed that every citizen has a right to move around in the area created by the state and asked why SDMC officials were not moving independently on wheelchairs.

“When they moved around in wheelchairs, did they find it difficult?” the court asked the SDMC counsel.

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Published on Jan 18, 2022 03:47 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Delhi’s south civic body orders merger, closure of 29 primary schools

In an order issued by the SDMC education department on Thursday, the additional director (education) stated that the municipal commissioner has accorded administrative approval for merging five schools in central zone, one in South zone, 15 in West zone and eight in Najafgarh zone

The merger will be operationalised from April 1, 2022, on commencement of the new academic session, and the zonal directors have been asked to submit proposals for transfer of principals, special educators, teachers, school attendants and other staff members who will be rendered surplus after the merger. (Representational image/AP File)

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Updated on Jan 15, 2022 01:14 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Delhi: SDMC, ITO graveyard admin at odds over space crunch

The graveyard management said that it had to turn away two bodies last week, and send them to the facility at north-west Delhi’s Mangolpuri on the city’s outskirts. This has triggered a tussle with SDMC

1,350 bodies have been laid to rest in the Covid section of the ITO graveyard in the last two years, an official said. (ANI)

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Updated on Jan 13, 2022 01:06 AM IST

ByParas Singh

No new taxes next fiscal, say Delhi municipal corporations

The principal opposition Aam Aadmi Party, however, termed the assurances by the three corporations as too little, too late, and it was the last ditch bid by the BJP to hold on to power. The municipal corporations are due to go to the polls in April this year

Though the BJP justified the lack of new taxes as a pro-public move during the times of pandemic, the Opposition AAP took pot shots saying it is the “BJP’s farewell gesture” in the poll year. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Jan 12, 2022 01:10 AM IST

BySanjeev Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

In a first, Delhi civic body to lease out heritage properties for commercial use

A senior official of the heritage conservation committee said the SDMC has a total of 475 heritage properties under its control, of which some are as old as 400 years

Some important sites include the Hauz Khas pond in Deer Park, New Delhi. This is the first time that the SDMC is exploring the possibility of auctioning these heritage properties and buildings -- some of which are as old as 400 years -- to private parties for upkeep and maintenance. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jan 12, 2022 12:09 AM IST

BySanjeev Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Amit Shah to inaugurate ‘waste-to-art’ park today

The inauguration, which was initially slated for Friday, was postponed due to technical reasons, said civic officials.

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Published on Dec 25, 2021 02:39 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Delhi: SDMC seals 4 liquor shops in Najafgarh over building violations

Over the last three weeks, the three municipal corporations have been carrying out special drives to check the documents of liquor shops opening in the city according to the new excise policy

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) also sealed three liquor outlets on December 10. (Picture for representation only/HT Archive)

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Updated on Dec 25, 2021 03:19 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Delhi south civic body contractors’ union on strike due to unpaid dues

The civil works said the union has not been paid for include road carpeting, their repair, new drains, school building development, the construction of a yoga centre, among other engineering-related projects

In a memorandum submitted to the SDMC municipal commissioner last month, the All SDMC Contractor Association stated that they have stopped all engineering works until they are paid. (Representational image/HT Archive)

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Updated on Dec 25, 2021 03:19 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Centre spent so much on Covid shots, unfair to ask for funds: SDMC

The BJP was responding to allegations by the opposition that instead of seeking funds from the Delhi government, the MCDs should seek funds from the party ruled Centre, and the dues that the central agencies owe to the municipalities.

A healthworker prepares a dose of Covid-19 vaccine. When asked whether the municipal bodies have sent a requisition to the Centre seeking funds, SDMC standing committee chairman BK Oberoi said the aid is extended only to municipalities in states, and not to those in Union territories such as Delhi. (Representational image/REUTERS)

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Updated on Dec 22, 2021 03:30 AM IST

BySanjeev K Jha, New Delhi

Amit Shah likely to lift curtains on city’s 2nd ‘waste-to-art’ park this Friday

This will be the second waste-to-art park in Delhi where replicas of monuments have been set up using scrap material. Officials said that the facility uses 350 tonnes of scrap to recreate 17 Indian monuments over 8.5 acres.

A worker prepares a replica of India's monuments made from scrap at Bharat Darshan Park located at Punjabi Bagh. (ANI)

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Updated on Dec 20, 2021 01:41 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

South Delhi civic body will not allow unvaccinated staff to attend offices

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority earlier this year made it mandatory for all state government employees to get at least one vaccine dose by October 15, failing which they would not be allowed to attend work

A Covid-19 vaccination camp in Delhi. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 11, 2021 12:10 AM IST

ByParas Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

HC pulls up SDMC over inaction against hawking

The court took exception to an affidavit filed by the SDMC, which said that certain vendors were “occupying much larger space” than mandated and were regularly flouting restrictions with impunity.

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Published on Dec 10, 2021 04:13 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Work starts on Delhi’s first pet crematorium; to be ready by March

A senior veterinary department official from North corporation said the request has already been sent to the Delhi Development Authority, the land-owning agency, for allocation of land

After several plan revisions, the work order for the pet crematorium in Dwarka’s Sector 29 have finally been issued. (Representational image/REUTERS)

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Published on Dec 03, 2021 12:25 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Delhi HC praises authorities for steps to free up trees of concrete in the city

The court also cited the example of Singapore and said that it is called a “garden city” because there is continuous monitoring of green patches there.

The judge also asked residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) to help maintain trees and gardens around residential colonies. (HT Archive)

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Published on Nov 30, 2021 12:17 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Delhi’s south corporation to seal new liquor vends that violate norms: Mayor

The norms include payment of conversion charges and old property tax returns, completion certificates, building by-laws and licensing norms.

A private liquor store being revamped at Saket in New Delhi. (HiT archive)

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Published on Nov 28, 2021 11:54 PM IST

ByParas Singh

MCDs’ cash shortage delays RFID lanes at city border toll points

Delhi has 124 border entry points of which only 13 has RFID tag system. Hand-held devices are used at other points to collect toll tax and ECC.

The Supreme Court ordered SDMC to install RFID tag system at border points to collect toll and environment compensation cess (ECC).(PTI)

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Published on Nov 25, 2021 05:01 AM IST

ByParas Singh

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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition filed by the CPI(M) and Delhi Hawkers Union against the anti-encroachment exercise of the SDMC in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area, saying it cannot interfere with the process at the instance of a political party.

Declining to provide police personnel, the Delhi Police told the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) that most of the force was already engaged in law-and-order duty to ensure peaceful Friday prayers.

According to a letter by the Station House Officer of Sarita Vihar police station to SDMC, a prior intimation of at least 10 days may be given to fix the date for encroachment removal drive in the area so that sufficient staff may be given to assist the civic officials

Suryan said he will also visit Shaheen Bagh area soon to identify illegal encroachments.

In the new variant, water will be the carrying medium for the insecticide.

The second edition includes information on monuments such as the Hammam, a building constructed during the Mughal period in Purana Quila, KOS Minar located in National Zoological Park, enclosure of Nawab Mustafa Khan and Jamaat Khana Mosque.

SDMC collected over ₹1,075 crore from 460,000 taxpayers this year. In comparison, the civic body managed to collect ₹943 crore in 2020-21 and ₹823.6 crore in the 2019-20 financial year.

The SDMC law department has questioned if the civic body can hold any more house meetings and pass proposals, pointing out that rules mandate electing a mayor and a deputy mayor for the civic body at the first meeting of the financial year.

Delhi state election commissioner SK Srivastava said the decision to postpone the civic elections in Delhi was taken after a communication from the Centre

The Aam Aadmi Party had also promised “Aam Aadmi canteens” at 100 locations for providing meals at subsidised rates but the canteen project did not progress beyond the pilot stage.

The development comes after the father of a Class 6 student alleged earlier this week she was humiliated by authorities in a government school in north-east Delhi’s Mustafabad for wearing the hijab to school.

The SDMC standing committee on Wednesday approving a policy amendment mandating third party insurance. Officials from the other two civic bodies also said they are likely to follow suit soon

Presenting the Budget on Thursday, leader of the House Inderjeet Sehrawat announced that the amnesty scheme for property tax defaulters will be extended.

The inter-agency committee comprises officials from municipal corporation, traffic police, PWD and officials from revenue department.

The court observed that every citizen has a right to move around in the area created by the state and asked why SDMC officials were not moving independently on wheelchairs.

In an order issued by the SDMC education department on Thursday, the additional director (education) stated that the municipal commissioner has accorded administrative approval for merging five schools in central zone, one in South zone, 15 in West zone and eight in Najafgarh zone

The graveyard management said that it had to turn away two bodies last week, and send them to the facility at north-west Delhi’s Mangolpuri on the city’s outskirts. This has triggered a tussle with SDMC

The principal opposition Aam Aadmi Party, however, termed the assurances by the three corporations as too little, too late, and it was the last ditch bid by the BJP to hold on to power. The municipal corporations are due to go to the polls in April this year

A senior official of the heritage conservation committee said the SDMC has a total of 475 heritage properties under its control, of which some are as old as 400 years

The inauguration, which was initially slated for Friday, was postponed due to technical reasons, said civic officials.

Over the last three weeks, the three municipal corporations have been carrying out special drives to check the documents of liquor shops opening in the city according to the new excise policy

The civil works said the union has not been paid for include road carpeting, their repair, new drains, school building development, the construction of a yoga centre, among other engineering-related projects

The BJP was responding to allegations by the opposition that instead of seeking funds from the Delhi government, the MCDs should seek funds from the party ruled Centre, and the dues that the central agencies owe to the municipalities.

This will be the second waste-to-art park in Delhi where replicas of monuments have been set up using scrap material. Officials said that the facility uses 350 tonnes of scrap to recreate 17 Indian monuments over 8.5 acres.

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority earlier this year made it mandatory for all state government employees to get at least one vaccine dose by October 15, failing which they would not be allowed to attend work

The court took exception to an affidavit filed by the SDMC, which said that certain vendors were “occupying much larger space” than mandated and were regularly flouting restrictions with impunity.

A senior veterinary department official from North corporation said the request has already been sent to the Delhi Development Authority, the land-owning agency, for allocation of land

The court also cited the example of Singapore and said that it is called a “garden city” because there is continuous monitoring of green patches there.

The norms include payment of conversion charges and old property tax returns, completion certificates, building by-laws and licensing norms.

Delhi has 124 border entry points of which only 13 has RFID tag system. Hand-held devices are used at other points to collect toll tax and ECC.

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