New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 to unify all the three municipal corporations of Delhi-- North Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, and East Delhi Municipal Corporation-- into one entity will come into force on May 22.

New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Monday ordered officers concerned to take action for the closure of meat shops during the nine-day period of the Navaratri festival that is being observed from April 2 to April 11.

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 Feb 22 PTI Unmanned barricades on roads serve no purpose and cause harassment to public the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday and asked Delhi Police to submit the protocol followed by it for placing barricades in the cityThe high court took suo motu cognisance of a letter written to the Prime Minister which was in turn sent to the Delhi High Court for taking action against placement of unmanned barricades on several roads in south Delhi areaThe issue raised by Om Prakash Goel who wrote the letter requires consideration since these unmanned barricades on roads prima facie serve no purpose and indeed cause inconvenience and harassment to public at large Such barricades also have been used to set up kiosks and for parking vehicles said a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet SinghThe court issued notices to the Commissioner of Delhi Police Delhi government the Centre through the Ministry of Home Affairs and South Delhi Municipal Corporation through its Commissioner and listed the matter for further hearing on April 13The respondents authorities shall file their respective status reports before the next date of hearing Delhi Police shall place on record the protocol that they follow in relation to setting up of barricades in the city if any the bench saidA PIL was registered by the court while taking cognisance of the December 10 2021 letter by Goel who claims to be the President of Delhi Pradeshik Aggarwal Sammelan to the Prime Minister which has in turn been sent to the courtHe raised grievances relating to setting up of unmanned barricades in Kalkaji and CR Park police station areas in south Delhi and circulated several media reports on the issueHis grievance is that these barricades serve no purpose and lead to blockades of free flow of traffic causing misery and harassment to vehicle owners and general public and leading to long traffic jams and hold ups PTI SKV SA

New Delhi Jan 18 PTI The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the stand of the Delhi government and other authorities on a petition seeking the removal of stray cows and bulls from roads and highways to prevent accidentsJustice V Kameswar Rao issued notice to the Delhi government Deputy Commissioner Traffic and Deputy Commissioner of South Delhi Municipal Corporation on the petition by Satish Sharma a lawyer who claimed to have suffered injuries after stray cows and bulls started quarrelling on the roadIn the petition the lawyer said that there are several stray cows and bulls wandering freely on the roads after being abandoned by their owners and despite several complaints to the concerned authorities the animals are yet to be removedOn December 15 2021 the petitioner was going to his home over his bike suddenly a flock of stray cow and bulls started quarrelling over the road By the quarrel of flock of stray cow and bulls the petitioner had sustained the injuries over his palm wrist knee and ankle Immediately the petitioner fall down over the road and anyhow the passer bye had saved him the petition saidIn these kinds of incidents and circumstances there can be grave possibilities of the road accident With the grace of God the life of the petitioner has been saved in two incidents Although the authorities and officials failed to perform their lawful duties and obligations it addedThe petition contended that it is the duty of the authorities to prevent the gathering of cows and bulls on the roads and their inaction is illegal wrong and uncalled for PTI ADS RKS RKS

New Delhi Dec 27 PTI Six more deaths due todenguehave been reported in the national capital taking the total number of fatalities due to the vector-borne disease reported in Delhi this year to 23 according to a municipal report released on MondayThe number ofdenguecases rose to over 9500 though about 130 fresh cased have been logged in the last one week the rise being far less than what was being reported till a few weeks agoTill December 18 the officialdenguedeath tally maintained by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation had stood at 17According to the civic bodys report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday a total of 9545denguecases and 23 deaths have been recorded this season till December 25A total 1269 cases have been recorded this month till December 25In the previous years the totaldenguecases 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 ofdenguewith the number of cases crossing 10600 in October itself making it the worst outbreak of the vector-borne disease in the national capital since 1996The number ofdenguefatalities this year is the highest in the national capital since 2016 when the officially reported death count was 10The national capital recorded two deaths due todenguein 2019 four in 2018 and 10 each in 2017 and 2016The number of deaths due todenguein years preceding to 2020 had stood at -- 2 in 2019 4 2018 10 2017 and 10 2016 according to the official tally maintained by the SDMCPTI KND SRY

New Delhi Dec 23 PTI Leader of House in SDMCInderjeet Sehrawat on Thursday said a resolution has been passed in a general meeting of the corporation todeseal properties excluding those which have been sealed due to any courtorderIn a statement he claimed that the resolution was passed with a voice voteSehrawat placed the proposal in the general meeting of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation SDMC in which it was stated that the civic body makes a resolution and directs commissioner to deseal properties excluding those properties which have been sealed due to any courtorderThe move comes ahead of the civic polls due early next year Sehrawat said the civic agency takes sealing action on properties where there is unauthorised construction and other violationsMany properties have been sealed since last several years and desealing process of such properties has not been started Due to this there is dissatisfaction among the citizens he said PTI KND SRY

New Delhi Nov 29 PTI Dengue cases in Delhi this season has jumped to over 8200 with more than 6700 of those being recorded in November alone according to a civic report released on MondayOn November 17 the city had recorded a total of 5277 dengue cases making it the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease recorded in the national capital in a year since 2015The number of cases had mounted 7128 on November 22Nearly 1148 fresh cased have been logged in the last one week however no fresh fatality due to dengue has been reportedAccording to the civic report on vector-borne diseases released on Monday a total of 8276denguecaseshave been recorded this season till November 27In the previous years the total dengue cases reported were -- 4431 2016 4726 2017 2798 2018 2036 2019 and 1072 2020 the report saidIn2015 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 total number of cases this year till November 6 had stood at 2708 and the official death toll due to dengue was then nineA three-year-old girl a minor boy are among the nine persons who have succumbed to dengue recently A63 year-old man a resident of Rohini had also died due to dengueIn September 217 cases were logged the highest count for the month in three yearsThis is also the highest number of fatalities due to dengue recorded in a year in the city since 2017 when the officially reported death count was 10The number of deaths due to dengue in years preceding to 2020 had stood at -- 2 in 2019 4 2018 10 2017 and 10 2016 according to the official tally maintained by the SDMCThe number of cases reported for the January 1-November 27 period in the previous five years were -- 950 in 2020 1786 2019 2657 in 2018 4645 2017 and 4200 2016 as per the reportA total of 1072casesand one death were logged in the entire year in 2020 according to the report released by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation the nodal agency for tabulating data on vector-borne diseases in the cityThe 6739 cases reported in November is by far the highest number of cases recorded in a month this year It is also the highest count for this month in at least six yearsThe month-wise distribution of dengue cases in 2021 stands as -- January 0 February 2 March 5 April 10 and May 12 June 7 July 16 and August 72 the report saidDengue mosquito larvae breed in clear standing water while those of malaria thrive even in dirty waterCasesof vector-borne diseases are usually reported between July and November but the period may stretch till mid-DecemberAccording to the civic report 167casesof malaria and 89casesof chikungunya have also been reported till November 27 this year in Delhi No fresh cases of malaria or chikungunya have been recorded in the last one weekMalariadengue and chikungunya are accompanied with high fever and therefore doctors feel that people might suspect that they have contracted COVID-19 Amid the spike in cases of dengue the three civic bodies have intensified their fogging and spraying drives PTI KND KJ

New Delhi Nov 23 PTI Ruckus prevailed in the BJP-led NDMC House on Tuesday when members of the ruling party and opposition AAP allegedly engaged in a bitter exchange of words during the proceedings a senior official saidA nominated member of the BJP and an AAP lawmaker also allegedly engaged in scuffle after which the House was adjourned by the mayor he claimedWhile the ruling BJP has not reacted on the alleged incident the official said North Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh along with Standing Committee Chairman Jogi Ram Jain and Leader of House Chhail Bihari Goswami are slated to brief reporters on Wednesday afternoon about the ruckus and the incident happened in the NDMC House meeting at the Civic CentreNorth Delhi Municipal Corporation House timings on Tuesdays coincided with the tabling of the budget by the commissioner of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation at the Civic CentreLeader of Opposition and AAP councillor in NDMC Vikas Goel tweeted about the ruckus and alleged that many BJP councillors engaged in misconduct during the proceedingsAfraid of losing elections civic polls the BJP has become worried and has crossed limits of corruption dictatorship he alleged in his tweet in Hindi late nightAAP leader and partys MCD in-charge Durgesh Pathak had retweeted Goels tweet PTI KND RHL

New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Delhi reported 7,128 dengue cases this year so far marking the highest number in the last five years.