In what is being seen as the first such effort to root out water mafia, the Delhi Jal Board’s (DJB) special taskforce carried out a massive operation in Sangam Vihar and Deoli village in South Delhi.
It is the task force’s second recommendation in a week. The first recommendation was made on Monday — to transfer 800 of its staff.
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday ordered closure of 12 eating joints in Delhi’s Hauz Khas area for not having applied for consent to operate till date since its last year’s order directing them to do so after complying with all the norms.
A bench headed by justices P Jyothimani and M S Nambiar gave the restaurants a week’s time to apply for consent to operate (CTO) and directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take a decision on their applications on receiving them.
NGT Panel Sets Pollution Limits, Guidelines For Cutting Waste, Water Reuse
New Delhi: Only 300 restaurants and hotels in Delhi have taken clearance from Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), while thousands of others may be operating without its consent, violating the norms under water and air acts along with other environmental regulations.
The NGT ordered closure of 12 restaurants in Delhi’s Hauz Khas area for not having applied for consent to operate till date since its last year’s order dated 20/09/2013 directing them to do so after complying with all the norms.
Incident raises serious questions on how hospitals treat bio-medical waste
A day after an infant’s body was found dumped with biological waste at the Mata Chanan Devi Hospital mortuary in West Delhi on Monday instead of the partial remains of a wrapped leg kept beside it, the revelation has raised serious questions on the manner in which hospitals treat bio-medical waste.
Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday warned power distribution companies that their licences may be cancelled if they didn’t abide by rules and cooperate with the CAG audit.
Read text of the Delhi High Court order regarding regulation of the corporate enterprise dated 06/01/2014 in the matter of Association Of Unified Telecom vs Union of India & Others.It covers telecom companies and other corporate entities.
Critics have called CM Arvind Kejriwal’s power subsidy “populist” and “economically unsound”. But there may be some good in what seems like his government’s hurried announcements.
A protest march was taken out in Okhla in South Delhi on Sunday against the release of toxic emissions from a waste treatment plant run by a private company.
Focus Should Be On Constructing, Monitoring RWH Systems, Say Experts
Aam Aadmi Party may be yet to achieve its goal of equitable water supply in Delhi but this can be worked out in the long run. It is hoped that AAP will take up rainwater harvesting in a big way to meet the massive demand of consumers, especially those in unauthorized colonies.
