New Delhi The government on Monday set up a two-member expert panel to fix responsibility for the defects found in the capital’s Airport Express Line, which was closed on July 8. There is an ongoing dispute between Reliance Infrastructure and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) over the technical problem.

With Reliance Infra and DMRC blaming each other and no immediate solution in sight, it is unlikely the line would reopen by August-end as promised earlier by the Delhi government.

The overall green cover in the National Capital Region has witnessed an increase, according to data compiled by the NCR Planning Board.

To check if regional plans are in sync with the Master Plan

The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has signed an agreement with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRCS) in Hyderabad to prepare satellite images of NCR towns to assess whether the norms laid down by the Board have been adhered to or flouted. The data collated through satellite images will also help in the review of the regional and sub-regional Master Plans and their supervision.

Terming the Municipal Corporation of Delhi “the biggest polluter” of the Yamuna, the Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuked the civic body for saying that it has nothing to do with the pollution of the river and warned it that all its three Commissioners will have to appear before the court if it persists with its stand.

“You (MCD) are the biggest polluter. You allow all domestic and industrial effluents into the river. Yet you take the stand that the MCD has no role to play!” observed a Bench of Justices A. K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar.

Seeks to justify recent hike in power tariff, says the sector should be looked at 'realistically'

Seeking to justify the recent hike in power tariff, the Delhi Government said the sector should be looked at "realistically" as the cost of raw materials have increased and that tariff in the capital is "much less" than those in other major cities. "Unless the power sector is looked at realistically, the situation in the sector will not improve. The cost of raw materials have increased. The price of coal has increased," Power Minister Haroon Yusuf said.

To be equipped with GPS to keep tabs on the service

Complaints of errant tanker drivers asking for money, delay in service and several other aberrations have prompted the Delhi Jal Board to outsource the water tankers and equip them with a global positioning system to keep tabs on the service. On Tuesday the Jal Board gave its go ahead to the project, which has been awarded after four previous failed attempts. Earlier, the DJB received no bids from companies ready to take over the tanker service. DIMS was hired as consultant and asked to conduct a study on the feasibility of the project.

Delhi’s Bawana power plant will soon get more gas from the Reliance Industries, enabling its power production to increase.

In a move that is expected to push up public transport fares, the Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has increased the selling price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Delhi by 2.90 per kg and in neighbouring Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad by Rs 3.30 from Saturday.

A joint venture of GAIL (India) Ltd., BPCL and Government of Delhi, the company said on Friday that the revision in price has been effected since the input cost has risen substantially since the last price revision in March 2012 due to appreciation of dollar vis-à-vis the rupee and due to the increased dependence on imported Spot R-LNG.

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit’s move of privatisation of Delhi Jal Board has triggered a tug-of-war between the BJP led civic body and the Congress government.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd on Thursday said it has commissioned the third 250 MW advanced-class gas turbine Pragati-III project at Bawana in New Delhi.

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