New Delhi Jan 31 PTI The South Delhi Municipal Corporations SDMC online facility for the disposal of electronic-waste has been garnering a good response as over 700 people has availed the service Mayor Mukesh Suryan said on Monday Suryan said the civic agency has disposed of a large quantity of e-waste generated from the area under its jurisdiction Nearly Rs 77 lakh were paid on the purchase of unused e-waste till now the mayor said in a statementNearly 750 people have availed the service and a total of 573 applications have been received so far Suryan said The service was started by the SDMC last year in June The civic agency has partnered with RBH e-Waste Recycle Hub Pvt Ltd to dispose of old and unserviceable IT equipment from the offices citizens RWAs markets and other areas under its jurisdiction He said that the SDMC has engaged the company on the basis of open tender for disposal of e-waste collected through an online facility According to the agreement the company purchases e-waste from the citizens through an online system and ensures disposal in a proper manner The company has paid nearly Rs 77 lakh to purchase unused e-waste till nowPeople can sell e-waste by availing of online services SDMCs IT Department has launched an application httpsewastemcdservicesonline for submitting the online request for collecting the e-waste and has also started a toll-free number 1800-123-005566 for collecting and disposing of e-waste in a scientific manner The SDMC on June 11 2021 had started an online facility for e-waste collection E-Waste mainly is a general term given to electronic and electrical items like computers transformers freeze switch TV etc which have reached the end of life E-waste contains toxic chemicals and minerals like arsenic cadmium acid etc hence should be recycled in a scientific manner If such an item is not disposed of in a scientific manner it can cause massive damage to the environment the statement said PTI AKM CK
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Tuesday conducted fogging drive in the Sagarpur West area amid rising dengue cases in the capital city.
New Delhi Sep 29 PTI A south Delhi restaurant that allegedly denied entry to a saree-clad woman last week has been shut after civic authorities issued it a closure notice for operating without a trade licence officials said WednesdaySouth Delhi Municipal Corporation SDMC mayor Mukesh Suryan confirmed that the restaurant has been closedThe Aquila restaurant was operating without a proper licence It has now been shut after we issued a closure notice We are also exploring other actions including imposing a penalty in accordance with the DMC Delhi Municipal Corporation Act against the eatery as it was functioning without approval from the civic body Suryan told PTISDMC officials said Wednesday a closure notice was issued to the Aquila Restaurant located at Ansal Plaza in Andrews Ganj on September 24 for operating without a valid licenceThe closure notice said the area public health inspector found during a check on September 21 that the facility is running without a health trade licence and under unhygienic conditions It also flagged alleged encroachment on public landThe public health inspector again inspected the site on September 24 and found that the trade is running under the same condition You are directed to close the trade within 48 hours of the receipt of this notice failing which suitable action including sealing will be taken without assigning further notice the SDMC notice issued to the restaurant-owner saidIn his response on September 27 the owner said I have closed-down the above said trade immediately and I shall not run the same trade without SDMC Trade Licence under insanitary condition from health point of view and create nuisance In a social media post last week a woman had alleged she was refused entry in the south Delhi restaurant because she was wearing a sareeThe woman had also posted a short video of her argument with the restaurant staff alongside a couple of pictures of herself in the sareeLater the restaurant claimed that the incident was misrepresentedIn the SDMC House meeting Wednesday Congress councillor from Andrews Ganj Abhishek Dutt raised the issue and moved a proposal demanding a fine of Rs 5 lakh be imposed against any restaurant bar or hotel that denies entry to any person wearing traditional Indian attireThe Aquila restaurant was running illegally without licence The notice was issued to the eatery only after I raised the issue Now the authorities have informed that the restaurant has been shut It is a matter of probe that how the restaurant was running without a licence he told PTI Taking cognisance of the case the National Commission for Women NCW had on September 23 had asked the Delhi Police to probe the incident PTI AKM TIR TIR
New Delhi Sep 28PTI A cleanliness fortnight will be observed by over 1600 municipal corporation schools in Delhi marking the Gandhi Jayanti the vice chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti Vijay Goel said on Tuesday Online competitions including fancy dress and jingle writing will also be organized for children on the occasion Goel said in a joint press conference with mayors of the three municipal corporations in Delhi The sanitation drive will be organised in 700 schools of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation 582 schools of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation and 350 schools of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation on Mahatma Gandhis152nd birth anniversary he said Volunteers will coordinate with the principals of schools for cleanliness in the school buildings and removing junk items Wherever required wall paintings furniture swings will be provided if needed Goel said The cleanest schools will be given reward by the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti he said The fancy dress competition will be organized for children in the age group of 2-10 years in which they will appear in Mahatma Gandhis various imagesThe photos of children can be uploaded on the MyGov portal the link of which will be released on October 1 he said A jingle competition will also be organised Winners of fancy dress and jingle writing competition will be rewarded he said Mayors of North Delhi Raja Iqbal Singh South Delhi Mukesh Suryan and East Delhi Shyam Sundar Agrawal also addressed the press conference PTI VIT CK
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