Ahead of MCD elections on December 4, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that the housing scheme under 'Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makaan' will benefit around 10 lakh people in Delhi.

Women's police station in-charge Monika Bishnoi said, "The police received a letter sent by the Child Welfare Committee stating the entire incident."

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 3 (ANI): Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday seized drugs worth Rs 3 crores from a Ugandan woman at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI) Airport in Mumbai on May 28, said NCB on Friday.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI): Mumbai's JJ Hospital on Thursday witnessed the first case of organ donation since the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Delhi Mar 30 PTI The New Delhi Municipal Council on Wednesday announced a special scholarship scheme for the children of its sanitation workers as well as its Group C staffThis was decided during a meeting on Wednesday during which various other issues like the smart-grid infrastructure including enhancement of existing network in the NDMC power distribution area regularisation of lofts in Shankar Market and issues pertaining to drinking water were also discussedAddressing a press conference NDMC vice-chairman Satish Upadhyay said the scholarship scheme will also be applicable to the children of NDMC staff belong to Group categoryWe have passed a resolution for smart-grid infrastructure during the meeting We will introduce happiness zones in Mandi House in Central Delhi and it will be extended around other NDMC areas as well the vice-chairman saidGreen Happiness areas were earlier introduced by the NDMC in a bid to combat air pollution in the national capitalSome of the green happiness areas are at Yashwant place Kautilya Marg Nyay Marg junction and Ambedkar Vatika at JanpathThe meeting was attended by Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi also a council member Naresh Kumar Chairman NDMC and member Kuljeet Singh ChahalA statement said the NDMC also approved a resolution of 100 percent wooden loft usage for storage purposes at the citys Shankar Market that will benefit around 150 shops and stalls there A formal proposal for approval of the same will be taken up in the next council meeting it saidThe council has also approved preparation of a scheme for individual piped water connection in the JJ clusters and remaining unauthorized colonies under Jal Jeevan MissionDuring the meeting Chahal blamed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and alleged that there have been financial irregularities in the Delhi Jal BoardThe promise of delivering safe drinking water to every household wasnt fulfilled by Arvind Kejriwal We do provide drinking water from the Jal Boards resources but they are still under debt of Rs 3500 crores he said PTI ABU AKM ABU TDS TDS

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI A total of 106 projects have been envisaged under the Smart City Mission in the national capital and of these 86 have been completed while six are at the DPR stage according to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2021-22Launched in 2015 the Smart Cities Mission scheme has the objective of promoting cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens a clean and sustainable environment and application of smart solutionsThe survey report shared the status of its implementation in Delhi for which the New Delhi Municipal Council NDMC was selected on January 28 2016A Special Purpose Vehicle SPV namely NDMC Smart City Ltd NDMC SCL has been incorporated on 28th July 2016 with equity contribution from Government of India Gol and NDMC Total 106 projects envisaged under Smart City Mission and out of these 86 have been completed nine are on-going four are at tendering stage six projects are at DPR stage The DPR of one project has been approved the report saidThe economic survey for the financial year 2021-22 was presented in the Assembly by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on FridayThe Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs had released a total amount of Rs 294 crore Rs 2 crore Rs 8 crore Rs 186 crore Rs 98 crore to the Delhi government for the implementation of Smart City Mission As of now the SPV has received a grant of Rs 294 crore from the ministry and Rs 200 crore from the NDMC thereby bringing the seed capital to Rs 494 crore the report saidThe Economic Survey of Delhi 2021-22 report also said that more than 60 per cent of the households occupy one-room and two-room dwelling units in Delhi The UN describes average household size at 25 per room to be above the congestion level With average household size of 5 housing congestion is a matter of concernAbout one-third of Delhis population lives in sub-standard housing which includes 675 slum and JJ clusters 1797 unauthorised colonies old dilapidated areas and 362 villages These areas often lack safe adequate housing and basic services it addedAccording to the projections Delhi needs 24 lakh new housing units by the year 2021 MPD 2021 Of these 54 per cent are required for the EWS and LIG About 42 per cent housing units ie about 10 lakh are to be provided by densification and redevelopment of existing residential areas covering in-situ slum rehabilitation infill development regularisation and redevelopment of unauthorised colonies and by densification and up-gradation of old residential areas the report said PTI KND RC

New Delhi Mar 23 PTI The Delhi government has floated a tender to install 30 water vending machines with reverse osmosis systems in slum clusters to avoid inconvenience to people who depend on water tankers officials said on Wednesday An official said the 30 water ATMs each having a capacity of 30000 litres will be installed by the end of April as part of a pilot project A Delhi Jal Board DJB tanker carries 3000 litres of water The aim is to eventually replace these tankers with water ATMs according to officials We have floated a tender for the installation of 30 water ATMs The bids will be opened by March end The plan is to install 1000 more such ATMs on the existing tubewells in JJ clusters slum clusters by August end he said The water ATMs will operate round the clock and people living in slum clusters of Delhi will not have to stand in queues for water another official said A tanker becomes empty within 15 minutes of reaching the area Many times the tanker never reaches the destination Now RO-filtered water will be provided 24X7 through these dispensing systems the official said The water ATMs will be installed on the existing tube wells at government facilities such as those belonging to the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board he told PTI These water dispensing systems will gradually replace tankers which cause a lot of inconvenience to people dwelling in such clusters he said The DJB is also considering providing a card to each household so that every family gets a fixed minimum quantity of water every day The card will be provided on the recommendation of the respective area MLA the official said There will be a proper mechanism to prevent overuse of water A fixed quantity will be dispensed per household per day There will be no queues and long waits as these vending machines will operate 24X7 he said With their installation water availability per household also stands to increase The dispensing systems will be a big step forward in preventing water theft And there will not be any chaos for water in slum clusters like it is now a third official said The government will use advanced RO systems in the vending machines to minimise water loss in the purification process These new RO systems will be able to purify 80 per cent of the untreated water The 20 per cent non-potable water will be collected in tanks for other purposes such as bathing and washing PTI GVS CJ CJ

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 28 (ANI): Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, who was admitted to Mumbai's JJ hospital following a complaint of stomach ache is set to be discharged on Monday.

Mumbai Feb 25 PTI Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik who was arrested by the ED and remanded in its custody till March 3 has been admitted to the state-run J J Hospital here for medical reasons his office said on Friday Hon nawabmalikncp saheb has been admitted to JJ hospital for medical reasons Maliks office said in a tweet An official also confirmed that Malik has been admitted to the J J hospital During the ED custody Malik complained about some health issues to the central agencys personnel following which he was hospitalised he said Malik who is state Minority Affairs Minister and ruling NCPs spokesperson was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate ED on Wednesday in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides Following his arrest a court here had remanded him in ED custody till March 3 PTI ENM DC NP NP

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 25 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik, who was arrested in Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case, was on Friday admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai.