South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) standing committee chairman Bhupender Gupta has stressed the need to notifying 351 roads in Delhi as commercial, mixed land use and pedestrian streets. He addressed separate letters to L-G Anil Baijal and CM Arvind Kejriwal for the issuance of notification, claimng it would provide substantial relief to traders and general …
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January 12, 2018In a massive crackdown on unauthorised constructions in the national capital, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) sealed upper floors and basements of 135 shops in the posh Meher Chand Market on Wednesday. Besides, two PSU banks were been given two days to wind up their operations, a senior SDMC official said. Wednesday’s drive was …
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January 11, 2018In a massive crackdown on unauthorised constructions in the national capital, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) sealed upper floors and basements of 135 shops in the posh Meher Chand Market on Wednesday. Besides, two PSU banks were been given two days to wind up their operations, a senior SDMC official said. Wednesday’s drive was …
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January 11, 2018The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has ordered eateries to keep all meat — raw or cooked — out of sight as “it can hurt sentiments”. Sources said the ban, which was proposed by a Councillor from Najafgarh, will be effective in about a month’s time. Abdul Wajid Khan, an Aam …
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December 29, 2017The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Sunday launched a new scheme for the poor that will allow them to buy meal for Rs 10 from the civic body’s kiosks during the day, officials said. According to them, the Atal Jan Aahar Yojana has been started to make a nutritious full meal accessible to the …
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December 26, 2017The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday alleged that BJP-led MCDs were allowing unauthorized construction in the city — if bribes were paid. AAP Leader Dilip Pandey told the media that the AAP had filed a petition against the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) in this regard. He said the SDMC was unable to provide …
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December 13, 2017South Delhi Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat today distributed air purifiers to four municipal schools, seeking to combat air pollution, the SDMC said. The devices were received by the principals of the schools at a function held at the Civic Centre here. “The four schools which received purifiers are located in Munirka, Harkesh Nagar Dabri and Titarpur, …
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December 2, 2017South Delhi Mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat on Tuesday set up a panel to look into the incident of tilting of a multi-storeyed building in Jasola, which had to be demolished. The mayor constituted the committee that will be headed by Leader of the House in SDMC, Shika Rai. It was constituted after a discussion between the …
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November 14, 2017Slamming the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and several existing and former senior officials of the erstwhile Muncipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for “demonstrating colourful misuse of power” by illegally demolishing a man’s house in Sainik Farms in the national capital, a Delhi court has ordered them to rebuild a quality house for the victim …
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October 28, 2017The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is all set to begin a door-to-door survey of properties falling under its jurisdiction. An official said the corporation would use maps provided by Geospatial Delhi Ltd. Following those maps, field surveyors would visit all marked properties and collect data necessary to calculate property tax liable to be paid …
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June 28, 2017