Articles by Paras Singh
Dengue cases in Delhi spike amid rain, floods, MCD strike
The number of new weekly cases continues to almost double over the last three weeks with the city reporting 56 and 24 cases in the preceding two weeks.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 05:02 AM IST
Delhi’s third Waste-to-Art park set for inauguration
Shaheedi Park, located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, has been built at a cost of around ₹16.5 crore and has utilised 250 tonnes of scrap material
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 11:53 PM IST
Dengue cases in Delhi rise to 105 last week, total 348 cases reported so far
The zonal distribution of these 348 cases shows that 191 of these cases have emerged in MCD areas, 32 in NDMC region, 19 in Delhi cantonment areas, six under Railways while 110 remained untraced
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 02:26 PM IST
Delhi’s Barapullah phase 3 set for further delays
The flooding of the Yamuna River in Delhi is likely to cause further delays in the completion of the Barapullah elevated road project.
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:21 AM IST
Plant to convert wet waste to gas set to be operational in Delhi in March ’24
On July 27, the New Delhi Municipal Council cleared the transfer of 5 acre land in Okhla to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
Updated on Aug 07, 2023 12:00 AM IST
MCD to remove street dogs in Delhi from G20 sites
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will carry out a month-long drive to remove street dogs from at least 50 locations.
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 04:39 AM IST
MCD approves road clean-up project, forms commitee
The project entails cleaning and dust control measures on 1,400km arterial road network in Delhi through mechanical road sweepers
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Delhi’s MCD shelves 2,181 posts in staff rejig after audit
The civic body will now have 144,991 posts with effect from July 1 this year, compared to the previous arrangement of 147,172 posts.
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 02:26 AM IST
Dengue cases in Delhi rise to 56 last week, total 243 cases reported this year
The city had reported 169 cases in 2022, 52 cases in 2021.
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 02:54 AM IST
Drones to check vector breeding, spray pesticide in Delhi
This year, Delhi reported 187 dengue cases till July 22 — the highest in the last six years in this period.
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 02:49 AM IST
₹6.8-cr project to clean New Delhi markets with machines
Under the new system, the council will introduce special cleaning machines like truck-mounted mechanical road sweepers and mechanised litter picker machines
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 11:40 PM IST
NDMC approves solar policy, hikes property transfer fee in Delhi
The policy targets to promote grid-connected solar plants in New Delhi to meet its electricity needs and export surplus electricity
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 11:19 PM IST
MCD’s checkers threaten strike as mosquito breeding on the rise in Delhi
The union seeks payment of pending salaries, regularisation of their services, and other benefits as permanent municipal employees
Updated on Jul 27, 2023 10:36 PM IST
None of Mukherjee Nagar’s coaching centres has fire NOC: Delhi Police survey
Delhi Police surveyed 53 coaching centres in Mukherjee Nagar — none of which had a no-objection certificate from the fire department.
Updated on Jul 26, 2023 12:01 AM IST
Delhi: NDMC to notify new solar policy soon
Under the new policy, it will be mandatory for all existing and upcoming government and institutional buildings in NDMC area to install solar panels with net metering
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 11:42 PM IST
Delhi floods: Cleaning operations still on at Rajghat, its gardens damaged
Officials present at the site said that it might take another four to five days to reopen the memorial
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 12:04 AM IST
Sandbag embankments set up in Delhi to keep Yamuna at bay
On Monday, water started entering some localities again, prompting authorities to evacuate residents from the Yamuna Bazar ghat area.
Updated on Jul 25, 2023 03:34 AM IST
Swollen Yamuna crosses danger mark, Delhi braces for threat of flooding again
By 11pm, the river reached 206.46m, swelling close to the 207m level at which the river caused significant flooding.
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 03:46 AM IST
Paras Singh, New Delhi
DJB raises embankments at its three plants along Yamuna in Delhi
Water minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said enough preparations were made to ensure that the three plants continue to operate, even if Yamuna swells
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 11:40 PM IST
Jal Board prepared to withstand even 209m water level, says Delhi water minister
The Central Water Commisson’s Upper Yamuna Division on Sunday morning stated that the levels are likely to reach 206.7m after which it will remain steady.
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 04:57 PM IST
G20: Parks abutting key South Delhi markets to be revamped
The redevelopment is part of the civic body’s beautification drive ahead of the G20 summit, they said
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 11:26 PM IST
MCD starts survey of water samples in flood-hit areas in Delhi
The civic body’s public health department launched a drive to collect water samples from the low-lying flood-hit areas
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 11:26 PM IST
40% jump in mosquito breeding sites in a week across Delhi
A senior official from the civic body’s public health department said that flooding in areas could result in higher rate of mosquito breeding
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 11:42 PM IST
Delhi floods: A trail of destruction left behind at Garhi Mandu
HT did not spot any worker from the administration in the village to help with rehabilitation and clean-up
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 12:05 AM IST
Delhi floods: We’ve been cleaning up the slurry of mud, water for last two days, say Majnu ka Tila residents
Local restaurants and guest house operators told HT on Tuesday that they have been hit financially due to the floods with the closure of tourist bus services
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 11:59 PM IST
Delhi floods: Residents of Civil Lines, and traders in Monastery Market count their losses
People blame the administration for not issuing a prior warning, besides complaining about a lack of aid for cleaning
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 11:54 PM IST
Delhi floods: At Nigambodh, a search for remains
Relatives of people cremated before the closure of the facility started returning to the complex to collect the remains, only to find them mixed with sludge
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 11:52 PM IST
Supply inches to normal in Delhi, but muddy water is a bother
Water supply has resumed in most parts of Central and north Delhi, but some areas are still affected due to the partial suspension of operations at the Wazirabad water treatment plant. Residents in Model Town complained of muddy water after supply was restored. Two of the three phases of the Wazirabad facility have been restored, and the plant should start working at full capacity soon. The other two plants, Okhla and Chandrawal, have already been restored. Some areas are still without water supply.
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 12:35 AM IST
Yamuna water level see-saws, people in camps told to stay for now
Change due to local contributions from drains and regional rainfall, no need to panic, says Delhi government
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 04:50 AM IST
27 dengue cases in Delhi over the last week, likely to go up
The report also said that a total of 163 dengue cases have been reported so far this year — the highest for this period over the last six years
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 12:29 AM IST
