The Shahdara lake is in line for revival with the Trans-Yamuna Area Development Board giving its consent for the project. The East Municipal Corporation will now undertake the project, which is expected to be completed latest by 2015.

The approval and the beginning of revival project will also help clear any encroachment on the dried up lake. "We have 30.74 acres of land in North Shahdara. The lake will be developed on 10 acres. Four to five acres will be developed as playground for children of the nearby areas. We cannot take away playground from the children who play there," Commissioner of East corporation S S Yadav said.

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure adequate water supply in some parts of Rohini in North West Delhi.

Residents of the Indian capital, who thought they had conquered air pollution a decade ago, are once again choking on exhaust fumes and dust and New Delhi has regained its status as one of the worl

New Delhi: It is a project that was sought to be initiated about five years ago but when work started on road widening between Andheria More and Mahipalpur recently, it caught residents of Vasant K

22Cr Project To Develop Surrounding Area To Make It A Tourist Hotspot

New Delhi: An area around the Shahdara lake, which has been turned into a garbage dump over the years, is on its way to become a tourist hotspot. East Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to revive the little-known Shahdara lake and develop the area. The Rs 22-crore project, which will include an amphitheatre, banquet hall, facility for recreational activities, and a playground around the lake, was recently approved by Trans-Yamuna Area Development Board.

A government scientist said on Friday that air quality in New Delhi has worsened this week and is now "very poor," although it should not be compared to China's capital which has been reeling recen

New Delhi: Buckling under party pressure, the ruling BJP in South Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided not to increase parking rates in the city.

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Chief Secretary to coordinate with the authorities concerned to ensure supply of safe, regular and adequate drinking water with proper pressure to the re

New Delhi: A formal tree census protocol was released on Thursday which indicates various measurements and observations to be made while carrying out the tree count in Delhi. The exercise will be taken up by 11 schools, two colleges and four resident welfare associations in February.

At a workshop organized by the Green Circle of Delhi, S D Singh, CEO of Delhi Parks and Gardens Society explained the mechanism for carrying out a tree census. The list was compiled in collaboration with activists working on tree preservation issues in the city.

The Delhi Cabinet has approved “simplified and liberal guidelines” for relocation of jhuggi-jhonpri dwellers as recommended by the Group of Ministers constituted for this purpose on October 15, 2012.

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said following a Cabinet meeting on Thursday that the GoM has recommended an extended cut-off date from March 31, 2007, to June 4, 2009, for the purpose of relocating the jhuggi dwellers. Also it has been stated that the clusters only be removed after receipt of the contribution from the land owning agency.