As the national capital is again reeling under extreme heat, Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta reviewed the rollout of the heat wave action plan on Tuesday.
A multi-departmental team concluded a high-altitude glacial lake expedition on Saturday, marking a significant milestone in the scientific study of Himalayan ecosystems.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday conducted “Exercise Suraksha Chakra” — a mock drill across Delhi to gauge the Earthquake and Chemical Hazard preparedness of emergency services across the capital.
Gupta said that the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Delhi Fire Service (DFS), and other agencies are engaged in relief and rescue operations.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena, on Thursday, chaired a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to take stock of the situation arising from the unprecedented rise in air pollution in the city.
Among the offices that remain exempted include those providing essential services, private banks, insurance companies, mediclaim firms and pharmaceutical firms, microfinance companies, courier services and lawyers' offices.
This was decided at a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting held under the chairmanship of Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal and attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
However, buses and metro trains will again run at full seating capacity to avoid crowding outside metro stations and at bus stops, said Sisodia.
It was decided that no further measures were needed to control the Covid-19 situation in the national capital, but the government will keep a strict vigil on coronavirus-related developments, according to official sources.
With the fresh restrictions imposed by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), the Delhi Metro operates at 50 per cent seating capacity and no standing passengers are allowed.
