New Delhi Apr 25 PTI The BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation SDMC will launch a month-long anti-encroachment drive in a number of areas under its jurisdiction civic authorities said on Monday adding that the dates are yet to be decidedAccording to SDMC Mayor Mukesh Suryan the areas where the drive is likely to be conducted include Okhla Tilak Nagar and Shaheen Bagh among othersThis comes after Delhi BJP Chief Adesh Gupta wrote to the mayors of South and East corporations on April 20 seeking the removal of encroachments by Rohingyas Bangladeshis and anti-social elements in their areasSuryan said that regular meetings are being held to zero in on the areas where there is heavy encroachment leading to traffic snarls and other issuesA meeting was held today Monday as well and a month-long plan has been prepared to remove encroachments from roads footpaths and government land Encroachments can be seen in many areas such as Okhla Madanpur Khadar Tilak Nagar and Shaheen Bagh among others Sites are still being identified and a final list will soon be prepared the mayor saidHe added that the dates for the anti-encroachment drive are yet to be decided by the civic bodyLast week an anti-encroachment drive conducted by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in Jahangirpuri area which witnessed violence between two communities on April 16 drew widespread criticism The Supreme Court had to intervene to stop the action thereSuryan said removing encroachments from roads and government land is an obligatory function of any civic body and the same approach is being adopted by the SDMCEncroachers will not be spared he said adding that before the anti-encroachment drive is launched notices will be sent to those who have encroached upon public land roads and footpathsMeanwhile the East Delhi Municipal Corporation EDMC continued its anti-encroachment drive in a number of areas including IP Extension Patparganj Pandav Nagar Vinod Nagar Seelampur Shakarpur Ganesh Nagar Rajgarh Colony and Ambedkar Park according to the civic authorities saidEDMC Mayor Shyam Sundar Agarwal said as part of the drive illegal temporary structures were removed from footpaths in these areasThe EDMC is committed to removing any encroachment on public land roads and footpaths Encroachment not only leads to traffic jams and restricts the movement of people but also makes an area dirty Our anti-encroachment drive will continue he said PTI AKM AKM DIV DIV

New Delhi Apr 25 PTI The BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation SDMC will launch a month-long anti-encroachment drive at a number of places under its jurisdiction civic authorities said on Monday adding that the dates are yet to be decidedAccording to SDMC Mayor Mukesh Suryan the areas where the drive is likely to be conducted include Okhla Tilak Nagar and Shaheen Bagh among othersThis comes after Delhi BJP Chief Adesh Gupta wrote to the mayors of South and East corporations on April 20 seeking the removal of encroachments by Rohingyas Bangladeshis and anti-social elements in their areasSuryan said that regular meetings are being held to zero in on the areas where there is heavy encroachment leading to traffic snarls and other issuesA meeting was held today Monday as well and a month-long plan has been prepared to remove encroachments from roads footpaths and government land Encroachments can be seen in many areas such as Okhla Madanpur Khadar Tilak Nagar and Shaheen Bagh among others Sites are still being identified and a final list will soon be prepared the mayor saidHe added that dates for the anti-encroachment drive are yet to be decided by the civic bodyLast week an anti-encroachment drive conducted by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in Jahangirpuri area which witnessed violence between two communities on April 16 drew widespread criticism The Supreme Court had to intervene to stop the action thereSuryan said removing encroachments from roads and government land is an obligatory function of any civic body and the same approach being adopted by the SDMCEncroachers will not be spared he said adding that before the anti-encroachment drive is launched notices will be sent to those who have encroached upon public land roads and footpaths PTI AKM AKM DIV DIV

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI Five fresh dengue cases were reported in Delhi in the last week that took the citys tally to 74 according to a South Delhi Municipal Corporation SDMC report released on MondayTill April 11 this year 69 dengue cases had been recorded in the cityFive fresh dengue cases have been reported in the last week At least 74 dengue cases have been recorded this year the report saidNo death has been reported due to the vector-borne disease so far this year it saidDelhi had recorded 23 dengue cases in January 16 in February and 22 in March As many as 13 cases had been reported till April 16 the report saidDuring the period from January 1 to April 16 17 cases were logged in 2021 seven in 2020 eight in 2019 12 in 2018 and 18 in 2017 it saidCases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November but the period may stretch till mid-DecemberCivic officials said this year dengue cases are being recorded early due to the congenial weather for mosquito breedingAn official of the SDMC health department said Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which cause dengue proliferate fast when the temperature goes above 28-30 degrees CelsiusThe SDMC is the nodal agency for the control of vector-borne diseases in the cityLast year 9613 dengue cases the highest since 2015 were recorded in the national capital As many as 23 deaths the highest since 2016 were also recorded in the cityIn 2016 10 deaths due to dengue were recordedDelhi had recorded two deaths due to dengue in 2019 four in 2018 and 10 each in 2017 and 2016According to the SDMC report 4431 dengue cases were recorded in Delhi in 2016 4726 in 2017 2798 in 2018 2036 in 2019 and 1072 in 2020In 2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue with the number of cases crossing 10600 in October itself It was Delhis worst dengue outbreak since 1996Seven cases of malaria and eight of chikungunya have also been reported so far this year in Delhi the SDMC report saidSDMC commissioner Gyanesh Bharti had issued an advisory last week on the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases in Delhi He had called upon resident welfare associations market associations and the general public to take preventive measures failing which the spread of dengue and chikungunya may become uncontrollableThe civic body had issued 144 notices against violators last week PTI AKM AKM DIV DIV DIV