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Low response for housing scheme due to 5-yr lock-in period: DDA
Zoo authority prepares roadmap for visitors' security
Jharkhand couple held for human trafficking
72-yr-old woman found murdered
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DTC to give Road Safety Award to drivers
Delhi to become 7th city to have more than 200 Metro stations in world
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Low response for housing scheme due to 5-yr lock-in period: DDA
New Delhi, October 19 The DDA Housing Scheme 2014, which offers over 25,000 flats across various categories, ranging in price from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 1.2 crore, closed on October 15, by which time 7.5 lakh applications were received. Although about 17 lakh brochures were sold through DDA counters and the branches of its various empanelled banks, officials ascribed the "lukewarm response" to the scheme to the lock-in period and the nature of flats on offer. "The total number of applications received so far stands at 8.5 lakh. Some of the bank branches are located in remote and far-flung areas, so the data reached our office late, after the closing date of the scheme," the official said. "The variation would not be very much now and the figure would hover around 8.5 lakh itself, but the final picture would emerge by Diwali weekend, when we would publish the names of all the successful applicants on our website," she said. The official said though the number is likely to go up with more data on the way from other far-flung branches, the "variation now will be very minor". "The primary reason for the not-so-overwhelming response, despite selling so many brochures, could be the five-year lock-in period for the ownership of the flats, which we have introduced for the first time. Besides, most flats are of lower range, one-bedroom types, so it could be another factor," the official said. The lock-in period mandates a duration of at least five years before the ownership of the flats is handed over to the allottees under the scheme. This housing scheme was launched on September 1. The last date for application was initially set for October 9 before it was extended till October 15. The housing authority is now gearing up for the draw of lots, the tentative date for it being November 5. "We will be setting up a dedicated server around the last week of this month which would have load-balancing facilities to avert chances of the website crashing due to heavy traffic. The website had crashed during the launch and the draw of lots at the time of the last scheme |
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Zoo authority prepares roadmap for visitors' security
New Delhi, October 19 "Food baskets have already been installed in several deer enclosures. We have also moved logs of wood into the bear and elephant enclosures for the recreation of the animals. Swings made of ropes are being made for chimpanzees and gibbons," said zoo curator Riyaz Khan. The spine-chilling incident had brought to the fore the gaps in the security at the tiger enclosures as well as the absence of a quick response mechanism at the zoo. Efforts were made time and again to increase the fencing around animal enclosures, but it could not be implemented due to complaints by the public that it hampered their view of the animals. Officials at the zoo said the fencing around the white tiger enclosure may be raised to 6-ft from 4-ft and additional security guards would be deployed around it to ensure better security for the visitors. The other measures planned at the zoo include installation of artificial nests for birds, food baskets for deer and better facilities at some other animal enclosures. There are plans to install around 200 artificial nests for visiting birds such as house sparrows, owls, parakeets, bulbul, kingfisher and hornbills. The officials said the latest addition on the premises is a bird house, which has been thrown open to the public. The 500 sq ft enclosure houses spotted munia, black-headed munia, love birds, among others. Made of glass and wire, the "bird haven" provides ample sunlight and space for birds residing on the zoo premises. The officials said the 69th WAZA Annual Conference and Technical Congress, being hosted by the Central Zoo Authority this year, will be held in the national Capital from November 2 to 6 and Delhi zoo authorities are also making preparations for the event. The WAZA conference is the largest conservation organisation globally for the zoo and aquarium community. With the theme of the conference being "Biodiversity Is Us", the delegates will also visit Delhi zoo on one of the days. Spread across 176 acres, Delhi zoo houses 1,351 inmates with 107 different animal and bird species. Plan of action * Fencing around the white tiger enclosure may be raised to 6 ft and security guards would be deployed around it *
Installation of artificial nests for birds * Food baskets for deer *
Swings made of ropes are being made for chimpanzees and
gibbons * Bird house |
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Jharkhand couple held for human trafficking
New Delhi, October 19 The accused have been identified as Panna Lal Mahto (31) and his wife, Sunita Kumari (37). According to the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police Mahto is allegedly a close aide of a sitting MLA of Jharkhand, Yogendra Saw, who was arrested from Mahto's house in M-Block, Shakurpur, on October 4. "They were running placement agencies in the name of Birsa Bhagwan Placement Service, Pahal Security Services Pvt. Ltd. and Laxmi Placement Service. Mahto and his wife are involved in human trafficking of minor girls from remote areas of Jharkhand. They are involved in supplying about 5,000 children from Jharkhand for working as domestic help in Delhi through their placement agencies and some of them illegally. Both of them were wanted by the Jharkhand Police in a case of human trafficking," Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime). Mahto is also wanted in two other criminal cases of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit in Jharkhand. Sunita is also wanted in two other cases. The Crime Branch learnt that the accused were hiding in Shakurpur. The accused were apprehended from J.J. Colony, Shakurpur, today. The accused had arrived there to allegedly collect their belongings to flee to an unknown place to evade arrest. Mahto's sister-in-law, Gayatri, was also arrested from Shakurpur. "She trafficked minor girls from the remote areas of Jharkhand to various parts of Delhi.
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72-yr-old woman found murdered
New Delhi, October 19 The matter came to light when a tenant staying on the first floor of the building came to the ground floor. There was no water in the tenant's house and she had come downstairs to check the water motor. She saw that the door of Sumanbala's house was open and she was lying dead inside. The tenant then informed the police. The police believe that Sumanbala was murdered last night, but no one knew about it. Blood was oozing out of Sumanbala's nose and mouth. The items in her house were scattered. The police suspect robbery as the motive for her murder. |
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DTC to give Road Safety Award to drivers
New Delhi, October 19 The award will be given by Delhi Chief Secretary DM Spolia. The awardees will get Rs 5,000 and a certificate. The award will be announced every year. "The DTC wants to secure zero-accident operations in the national Capital. The corporation will be felicitating drivers who had an accident-free record during 2013-14. |
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Delhi to become 7th city to have more than 200 Metro stations in world
New Delhi, October 19 The Delhi Metro network will have more than 241 stations after Phase III which will make it only the seventh city in the world to have more than 200 Metro stations. In Asia, Delhi will have the highest number of Metro stations after Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul. Most of the Metro networks with more than 200 stations are operated by multiple operators, while in Delhi, apart from the six stations of the airport link, all other lines are run by the DMRC. In 2016, the DMRC network will be of about 330 km and after the completion of 103-km-long section under Phase IV, the Delhi Metro will surpass the 150-year-old London underground system. The Delhi Metro by 2016 will have 241 stations and the length of its network in the city will be a total of 330 km. The London underground, which was built in 1863, is 402-km long and has 270 stations.
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