Roadblock On Vikas Marg For 3 Days

If you are on way to east Delhi from ITO, be ready to face traffic jams for the next three days at least.

One carriageway of the ITO bridge would be closed down for repairs for the next three days and the traffic is likely to be affected.

"Of the four lanes of the ITO bridge, the leftmost is being closed down for repairs. We expect an increase of over 25 percent in vehicular movement on this road. Motorists should avoid this stretch if possible," said Satyendra Garg, joint commissioner of police (traf- fic).

Traffic police said that motorists bound for east Delhi should take the Geeta Colony bridge or the Nizamuddin bridge to avoid getting stuck in the jam. The Public Works Department (PWD) will carry out repair works on the carriageway from 2 pm onwards on Friday.

"The repair work could also take more than three days," said the officer. The repair is being taken over the old ITO Bridge over the Yamuna.

The lane is an arterial road and may disrupt east Delhi bound traffic.

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yamuna paar is the best...south delhi envies east delhi

Believe me..south delhi top colonies like kailash colony,gk i and ii okhla industrial area phase one and phase ii are water starved, sewage choked, no parking place even in above areas besides ndse etc. There are numerous problems and fights when you search space for parking space.
We have stayed in south delhi in areas like lajpat nagar and east of kailash from 1960 to 1990.
All eyes were turned towards defence colony,gk, kailash colony and markets like lajpat nagar.
SItuation started deteriorating with 100 sq yard plots in daya nand colony and amar colony becoming centers of attraction for builders. Four storey buildings came up.
We had rented two houses in amar colony and one flat was purchased in daya nand colony.
We had to buy drinking water from 1995 on ward.
The worst was ohkla industrial area phase ii.
Our water bill for staff exceeded ten thousand rupees a month.
Electricity was seldom available and our 60 kw generator was daily running on average four hours a day.
During our RWAS JOINT FRONT MEETING..most of members said.." you are living in a paradise. we want water and electricity at par with east delhi."
Now we are on the already trodden path.
Builders are wrecklessly converting residential plots into four and five storey buildings.
Imagine what will happen to water,electricy problems besides parking of cars.
Already we have evolved.." i do not care attitude"
We are not alarmed if our footpaths are eaten away or the security is lacking..any body enters into colony etc.
Since we have failed to learn and our political bosses anre turning nelson's eyes to all illegalities..how long yamuna paar will boast of excellent water and bijli.
Will you please ponder and advise...what is store for yamuna paar citizens

Krishna Nagar .....................

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Mr Sandeep Dikshit on the round of Krishna nagar, visited us

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Traffic jam at Mandir marg, Krishna nagar, Delhi - 110051

A view of the traffic jam at Mandir marg, Krishna nagar, Delhi - 110051, at 8.30 PM. You can find the Ambulances struck in between the traffic jam almost many times a day. The road needs a proper management by the Traffic police.

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COMMONWEALTH AND DELHI

Who is worried about image presented to the players from different countries. I am not talking about slums, unauthorised colonies or even our paan chewing habit or ease where ever we please...but our urgent requirement of money.

Tax collection machinery or political will is lacking. Neither congress nor others are willing to risk vote bank, but are not shy to empty pockets of aam admi by way of increasing prices of every item under the sun.

Why they fail to collect property tax from shops who have subdivided even in dda built commercial areas. No body is monitoring at what price or under what conditions land was allotted for primary schools in societies and now what is actual usage.

Even after directions of CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION...MCD fails to recover legitimate dues. It baffles me why delhi government is committing harakari by increasing prices of essentials which have spiralling effect.

I propose, let signage be put up around area of COMMON WEALTH GAMES....beware..danger ahead..walk at your on risk on foot paths..even on road like NAGRAJ MUNI MARG from shakar pur t point to PREET VIHAR G BLOCK NEW DELHI 110092.

It does not matter if such issues were raised in bhagidari meeting, duly minuted and responded by police. Same is true of traffic signal even along vikas marg. Why such locations cannot be adopted(like children) by top officers(say upto october 2010).

PESSIMISM of public will have disastrous effect.

Let us act just for the sake of our children.

KK GHEI Vice President Madhuvan RWA

Commonwealth Games Adding Slums To Delhi, Warns WHO

Construction work due to the Commonwealth Games was adding slum clusters to the existing ones and due to this the overall health condition in the city would deteriorate, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday.

"Construction related to the Commonwealth Games is bringing in migrants from outside Delhi and adding good amount of slums in the city," A.K. Sengupta, the national professional officer, sustainable development and healthy environment, WHO, warned.

"Unless we manage them, it will deteriorate health conditions in the city," Sengupta told IANS on the sidelines of an event at WHO's regional office here.

Nearly 30 percent of Delhiites live in slums and the increasing number of slums and migrants requires better planning so that urban health is managed properly, authorities said.

Sengupta said the same thing happened during the 1982 Asian Games.

Tens of thousands of migrant labourers are currently in Delhi to carry out construction works related to the mega sporting event Oct 3-14. They are staying in illegal colonies, in places adjacent to construction sites and on pavements.

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Territory No Bar, Consumers Can Go To Any City Forum For Relief

Consider this: a resident of East Delhi, decides to buy desert coolers for his house. An acquaintance directs him to a shop in North Delhi where he can purchase them at low prices. The shopkeeper there, however, suggests he go to his delivery shop in Northwest Delhi. There, he buys three coolers.

Ten days later, two coolers stop working. The buyer is, however, in two minds on whether he should lodge a consumer complaint. The money and time spent fighting the court case could amount to more than the compensation he gets from the court after winning the legal battle.

All aggrieved consumers deciding against filing complaints for such reasons may now change their minds. The Delhi Consumer Commission has made it clear that consumers can approach any of the 10 consumer courts in the city according to their convenience, and the relief granted to them by the court cannot be quashed on the issue of territorial jurisdiction.

In a significant verdict, Commission president B A Zaidi held that a consumer with a complaint of service deficiency and/or unfair trade practice can approach a forum in any of the city districts, all of which are legally empowered to grant him relief in accordance with the Consumer Protection Act.

"Every district forum in Delhi is competent to take cognizance of a consumer complaint if the complainant resides or works for gain within the territory of NCT of Delhi," the Commission ruled.

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Petrol Pumps To Strike On Friday

More than 400 petrol pumps in the city will observe a protest closure from Thursday midnight to Friday midnight.The Delhi Petrol Dealers Assoc- iation (DPDA) had announced the strike last week.

The strike will be to protest the 20 per cent increase in VAT on diesel that came into effect on April 1. While diesel is cur- rently priced at Rs 38.10 per litre in Delhi, it costs Rs 34.50 per litre in Haryana and Rs 37.42 per litre in UP. "This hike in diesel rates will force most of the sales to the states border- ing the capital," says DPDA president Atul Peshawari.

"We are not left with choice.
Within less than a week of the new prices being implemented, our sales have fallen by 50 to 60 per cent. We're expecting them to down by 80 per cent by next week. This is something that will affect the Government's rev- enue as well," says Peshawari.

So while Delhiites may not be able to buy fuel for one day, their troubles are far from over. A member of DPDA, said if their "demands are not met they are likely to go on an indefinite strike towards the end of the month.

He says, "We have been asking the Delhi government to reduce the price difference between diesel rates in Delhi and Har- yana since 2008, but our pleas have fallen on deaf ears. The Haryana government, on the other hand, has been bringing down prices." He adds, "While we'll ensure that all private pumps are shut, we will also ensure that company pumps are also not functional."

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Commonwealth Games 2010: The Ballooning Budget

When work on the Commonwealth Games began in 2006 the mega budget was Rs 22,000 crore. Four years later the budget is Rs 30,000 crore. It has swollen by nearly 40 per cent forcing the Delhi government to increase taxes and roll back crucial subsidies.

Naturally, everyone wants to know what went wrong.

Sources tell NDTV that some of it is a result of steep inflation that nobody has escaped and a lot of it can be attributed to mismanagement.

All projects have been delayed, primarily the Commonwealth Village, which had a budget of Rs 465 crore in 2004 and now Rs 1400 crore, losses have occurred also because many apartments remained unsold. The government was forced to buy them off contractors.

Traffic and communication infrastructure budget also saw a grand leap. Its budget for 2004 was Rs 40 crore and in 2010, it has risen to Rs 80 crore.

The budget for 11 stadia was Rs 1200 crore in 2004, it has risen to Rs 5000 crore and construction is way behind deadline.

Work on flyovers was altered mid-way several times and now, new unplanned additions have been made. The budget: Rs 1,650 crore.

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WHO praises Delhi govt for curbing pollution

The city got a figurative pat on the back from the World Health Organization (WHO) in its report praising the government’s effort in combating pollution and making the environs citizen friendly.

WHO REPORT
The report 'The urban environment and health: Delhi stands up to the challenge' praises the introduction of CNG for running commercial transport vehicles.

While the early results of switch to CNG were encouraging, the levels of respirable particulate matter went up by 40 per cent in 2009. The report does not blame the government but points out at the increased number of vehicles, which went up from 3.6 million 2001 to 4.8 million in 2006.

Even as officials discussed unplanned urbanisation as a challenge for public health on World Health Day, they appreciated Delhi's efforts in building its infrastructure, thanks to the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The officials did not shy away from defending the increase in pollution levels saying it was 'temporary.'

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Must read Hindustan Times today for the news as below : parking mafia made hay as mcd slept; MCD to reclaim parking lots: contractors to go; Chinese hackers crack India's top defence secrets; Police intensify verification of tenants after Maoist scare;

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