New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Ashwini Kumar (IAS) and Gyanesh Bharti (IAS) took charge as the Special Officer and the Commissioner respectively of the united Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Sunday.

New Delhi Mar 28 PTI Three fresh cases of dengue have been reported in the last one week in Delhi taking the tally to 55 according to a civic report released on MondayTill March 19 this year 52 cases of dengue were recorded in the cityThree fresh cases have been reported in the last one week it saidAccording to the civic report on vector-borne diseases at least 55 dengue cases have been recorded this yearThe city reported 23 cases in January 16 in February and 16 this month till March 26For the January 1-March 26 period six cases each were recorded last year and in 2020 and 2019 while ten cases were logged in 2018 and twelve in 2017 the report statedCases of vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November but the period may stretch till mid-DecemberLast year 9613 dengue cases the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease was recorded in Delhi in a year since 2015 while 23 deaths were also reportedMeanwhile South Delhi Municipal Corporation Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti has issued advisory on prevention and control of vector-borne diseases in Delhi the covic body said in a statementThe SDMC is the nodal agency for control of vector-borne diseases in the cityThe advisory has been sent to all offices of central state governments CPWD PWD DDA Delhi Police Delhi Jal Board and DMRCRegistrars of all universities and deemed universities in Delhi all associations of professionals and all associations of traders and Chambers of Commerce have also been sent the advisory it saidBharti called for prevention of mosquito-breeding at source and made it clear that reduction in breeding is the only effective tool for prevention and control of these diseasesThe municipal commissioner asked the heads of various agencies including DMRC DJB DDA Delhi Police PWD CPWD to nominate nodal officers to ensure preventive measuresThe commissioner said this year there is a need to concentrate more on educational institutions colleges and schools as they were closed due to COVID-19 crisis and now they are reopeningThe designated nodal officer of these institutions must ensure that there is no artificial water collection in open grounds roofs of buildings flower pots etc Also overhead tanks should be emptied covered and locked Unused vehicles like school or college buses should be covered and parked in covered spaces to prevent water collection inside he saidBharti also requested heads of all agencies to ensure that overhead and other water tanks or containers are kept properly covered with lid and overflow pipe or air vent are covered with a wire mesh Collection of stagnant water should not be allowed inside or around office premises and if the same does take place a little quantity of kerosene or petrol or diesel may be put over it Unused broken bottles plastic cups pots and tyres etc that can hold water should not be left in the open he said He also asked heads of offices to nominate their nodal officers to ensure compliance of advisory and proper prevention and control of diseases by eliminating breeding of mosquitoes across their complex The commissioner also mentioned that the Delhi municipal corporation body through laws of 1975 on malaria and other vector-borne diseases provides for an action on failure to take specified prevented measures and the failure is punishable On detection of repeated breeding besides legal notice challan police complaint may be lodged under section 269 of the Indian Penal Code the commissioner was quoted as saying in the statement Bharti called upon RWAs market association and the general public to take preventive measures failing which the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya may become uncontrollableIn the years prior to 2021 the total dengue cases reported were -- 4431 2016 4726 2017 2798 2018 2036 2019 and 1072 2020 according to the reportIn 2015 the city had witnessed a massive outbreak of dengue when the number of dengue cases reported has crossed 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996The number of dengue fatalities logged in 2021 was the highest in the national capital since 2016 when the officially reported death count was 10Delhi had recorded two deaths due to dengue in 2019 four in 2018 and 10 each in 2017 and 2016The civic report released on Monday also stated that five cases of malaria and eight cases of chikungunya have been reported so far this year in Delhi PTI KND TDS TDS

New Delhi Oct 23 PTI The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has roped in Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi as its brand ambassador as part of its plan to boost the civic bodys ranking in the next Swachh Bharat survey according to officialsMunicipal Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti on Saturday convened a meeting with senior officials to discuss ways to improve the civic bodys ranking in Swachhta Survekshan 2022A number of decisions were taken during the meet including that Amended Plastic Management Rules 2021 will be implemented and plastic measuring less than 120 micron in thickness will be banned completely the SDMC said in a statementIt was also decided that processing of wet segregated waste 60 TPD will be done in each of the zones of the SDMC it saidMaterial recovery facilities to reduce dry waste transported to landfill site by further segregation of dry waste into five to six different categories for recycling will be set up officials saidThe SDMC said it has identified five brand ambassadors for the Swachh Bharat Mission for organising events at prominent locationsJassi and Ruby Makhija have also been selected as brand ambassadors for the civic body the statement saidIdentification of 20 Swachh champions 10 men and 10 women for contribution to Swachh Bharat Mission will also be done the officials decided in the meetingAdditional Commissioner Ramesh Verma engineer-in-chief P C Meena deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners of all four zones and other senior officials were also present in the meetingDuring the meeting review of various parameters mentioned in Swachh Survekshan toolkit 2022 for attaining better ranking in Swachh Survekshan 2022 was also done officials saidFocus will be on segregation of waste at source in each ward and to reduce waste generation in wards six initiatives under three R reduce reuse and recycle such as Neki Ki Diwar reuse of old clothes toys book bank crockery bank artefacts reuse of old tyres steel boxes and promotion of cloth bags was discussed in the meeting the SDMC saidUpkeep of public and community toiletsbeautification of markets and slum areas training of sanitation workers vaccination of all frontline workers redressal of complaints received on Swachhata App within 24 hours night sweeping in commercial and public areas would also be done as part of the vision the statement saidDissemination of citizen feedback questionnaire among senior citizens and youth through WhatsApp groups social media meetings with RWAs representatives contests on street plays jingle making movies painting poster and mural designs will be doneSwachh ranking of schools government offices markets colonies hospitals dispensers and hotels will be major activities for better Swachh ranking it said PTI KND SRY

New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Wednesday introduced a web-enabled workflow system 'PRICE' (Project Information and Cost Estimation) to ensure online preparation of estimates, modification and approval of administrative and technical sanctions of buildings.