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VIP areas of NDMC to get
24-hr water supply
Water-borne diseases prevalent in Delhi
Human rights courts in Delhi soon
Drains set for revamp to tackle waterlogging |
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IGNOU students can access study material online
Vaishali Metro line may be delayed
Snag delays Metro
BK Gupta
Will crack Shobhit case soon: Gupta
Boy, girl held for robbery bid
Sex racket busted, 15 girls held
Gzb medical student commits suicide
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VIP areas of NDMC to get
24-hr water supply
New Delhi, July 2 The NDMC has decided to overhaul the water supply system in its areas over the next three years. At present, water is supplied to these areas twice a day, morning and evening. According to NDMC officials, this leads to wastage of water as users often replace stored water with the fresh supply. "We expect the consumption to reduce considerably after the 24-hour water supply is established," said a senior official at the corporation. The corporation has already appointed Dinesh Ahuja and Company as the consultant for the project to be executed under the public-private partnership mode. The funds required to upgrade the supply network for pumping water to highrises will be made through the corporation's internal funds of over Rs 4,000 crore. The corporation is also in the process of upgrading its electricity network and will spend Rs 600-700 crore in partnership with the Power Grid Corporation for this. The upgrade will meet the requirements of the area till 2021, said an official. While other areas of Delhi have seen an increase in power tariffs, there has been no increase in the power tariff in the NDMC area since 2001. The corporation is aiming to bring down the transmission and distribution losses, which are around 12 to 8 per cent, said the official. The municipal body has been generating Rs 270-280 crore a year as lease rentals from several buildings under its jurisdiction, including the Taj Mahal Hotel, Akbar Bhawan, the building that was leased to the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, and Le Meridien Hotel. |
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Water-borne diseases prevalent in Delhi
New Delhi, July 2 A government official said these diseases were under control this year. However, a consultant of Max Hospital hinted at the prevalence of water-borne and vector-borne diseases in Delhi. According to the DHS record, the government this year has registered a total number of 92 cases of water-borne diseases. In June there were 41 cases. This year there have been 18 cases of malaria, which is a vector-borne disease. On the contrary, the private hospital has registered 300-400 cases of water-borne diseases and more than 100 occurrences of vector-borne diseases. A report on the Infectious Diseases Hospital read that there were 1,784 cholera cases in 2004. This is the maximum amount in the last 10 years. The number of cases was 92 this year and 756 in 2010. Fortyone cases of cholera were reported in June 2011, contrary to 62 occurrences in the same month last year. The government does not have a record of the typhoid cases, which is one of the common water-borne diseases in Delhi. Dr Aman Vij, consultant (Internal Medicine) at Max Super Specialty Hospital in Saket said the institute received 300-400 cases of water-borne diseases such as typhoid and hepatitis (A and E) this year. In 2010, there were 500 cases reported by the hospital. A senior official of public health said the cases of water-borne diseases occurred every year due to the contamination of a water source. "It can increase if the water supply is disrupted by Delhi Jal Board (DJB) or there is a scarcity. This causes people to use a single source such as water tankers, thereby contaminating it and consequently spreading diseases. However, there have been no cases of death in Delhi, because the government has better medical facilities and the health minister reviews the situation every fortnight," he said. These diseases are rampant in the slums, because of "the gap between awareness and facilities." "The preventive measures for such diseases are maintaining proper hygiene, regular hand washing, eating clean food, drinking boiled water, ensuring no water-logging and avoiding crowded places," said Dr Aman. The private hospitals are "monitored by the government." Private medical institutes such as Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Apollo Hospital and St. Stephens Hospital have bought their land at concession rates, therefore they are giving free treatment to patients at their OPDs and indoors. This service is monitored by a PIL filed under the Delhi High Court, said the official. He asserted that the Delhi government had adopted several strategies to curb the spread of such diseases. If the contamination was widespread, preventive action was taken by the government. These include banning blocks of ice, street food like sugarcane juice and cut fruits, and to monitor the water supply in the city.
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Human rights courts in Delhi soon
New Delhi, July 2 The notification, a copy of which is with IANS, said under Section 30 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, and other powers, the lieutenant-governor, with concurrence of the chief justice of the Delhi High Court, has specified the court of additional sessions judge in each district as the human rights court. The government became active only after the high court intervened. It had on June 1 assured the high court that it will set up the human rights courts within six weeks. The petition was filed by a human rights group, the Asian Centre for Human Rights. The group submitted that though the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act was notified in 1993, its provisions for setting up special courts and appointments of special public prosecutors for expeditious trials in human rights violations had not been implemented in the past 18 years. The Act says that there shall be a human rights court in each district and a special public prosecutor to see speedy trial of such cases. The group submitted that the absence of special courts and special public prosecutors was hampering the trial in such cases in the capital as well as in other states. The NHRC had also recommended that these designated courts be presided over by judicial officers of an additional sessions judge rank and they should have the powers to prosecute as well as grant compensation to the victim. Due to this, cases pertaining to violation of human rights were getting affected, the petition said. Rajiv Khosla, spokesperson of the coordination committee of Delhi bar associations, told IANS that they had received the information two or three days back. "After receiving the notification, the district judge is holding a meeting with us. We are chalking out the strategy, which will be finalised by middle of this month (July)," he said. - IANS
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Drains set for revamp to tackle waterlogging
With waterlogging being a major problem in the monsoon season every year, the crumbling drainage system in the city is all set for a revamp. The state government, in collaboration with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, will work on a masterplan to update the drainage system of the city. The plan will ensure uninterrupted flow of water in the drains. Keeping in mind the future requirements of Delhi, some new drains may also be constructed. The drains in the city do not have proper outlets, leading to waterlogging. The current drainage system was laid in 1976 and prepared by the Masterplan Organisation set up by the irrigation and flood control department. The plan had taken into account the urbanisation limits up to 1981. Gupta masters art of media handling
Delhi police commissioner BK Gupta has come a long way in his brief tenure of eight months when it comes to dealing with the media. During the initial days, Gupta appeared grim and unsure answering questions and whenever he was confronted with a difficult question, he often consulted his officials. However, he is a different man now.
Gupta while addressing a half-yearly press conference today not only had the facts on his tips, but also anticipated the questions. Sounding confident, suave and articulate, Gupta answered questions about various high-profile unsolved cases even before he was asked about them. So, at the end of the briefing, when Gupta asked the reporters to head for refreshments, they all agreed in unanimity, a far cry from the old times when they shot queries and the commissioner rushed out, seeking refreshments! Getting ready for college
With Delhi University opening its gates to the freshers soon, students are on a shopping spree. Making the best of the ongoing spring sales by leading brands, everyone is stocking up their wardrobes to flaunt on the campus. The university students have always been known for their unique style and dressing sense. And this year, they plan to take the reputation to new heights. While city boutiques are getting special requests for designer dresses from girls, guys want to don the best hairdo. The appointment sheets at salons, spas and beauty parlours have a lot of customers in the age group of 16-19. "Students are coming in for all sorts of expensive treatments. From body polishing and hair spas to the best of ayurdevic treatments for acne and dark spots, they are spending on everything," said a beautician at Lajpat Nagar. (Contributed by Sandeep Yadav, Himani Chandel and Jyoti) |
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IGNOU students can access study material online
New Delhi, July 2 The system is called Remote Access to E-resources (RATE). It will enable IGNOU students to access their books, journals and other study material from anywhere. Union minister for road transport and highways C.P. Joshi inaugurated RATE. RATE has been opened to academics, faculty, regional centres, research and teaching assistants, researchers and to on-campus students at the initial level. Joshi also inaugurated the new administration building and delivered a lecture on 'Rural Empowerment and Panchayati Raj Institutions' on the IGNOU campus here. Explaining the role of the Panchayati Raj system, the minister said, "The Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) are playing an important role in the implementation of education projects and programmes in rural areas. They can also play a significant role in the effective implementation of distance education programmes in rural India." Barring a few states, PRIs are not adequately and actively involved in development activities, he said. It is required to accelerate the process of interaction of citizens, in general, and youth and women, in particular, with the PRIs, he added. - IANS
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Vaishali Metro line may be delayed
New Delhi, July 2 The Delhi Metro line that was scheduled to be inaugurated on July 9 by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati could be delayed as she might not be able to make it. "The Chief Minister was supposed to inaugurate the line on July 9, but because of her busy schedule it may get delayed for a few days," Ghaziabad Development Authority chairman Narendra Chaudhary said. "We have given official information to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) about it," he added. However, DMRC officials said they had not got any official information either from the Ghaziabad authorities or from the Uttar Pradesh government. "According to our information, there is no delay in the inauguration. We have not been intimated about Mayawati's busy schedule," said a DMRC official. The Vaishali Metro corridor is an extension of the 35-km-long Dwarka-Yamuna Bank corridor. The route from Yamuna Bank Metro station gets diverted to Noida while the other route, at present, extends up to Anand Vihar. -- IANS |
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Snag delays Metro
New Delhi, July 2 All trains on the route were operated manually from 10 am after the location of a train could not be determined, a Metro official said. Thus, instead of the usual 80-km-per-hour speed, the trains ran at a speed of 35-40
kmph. Commuter Mohammad Rashid, who took a train at Jasola Apollo station, said he spent over an hour in the Metro instead of the usual 25 minutes. -- IANS |
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Half-yearly report: Delhi
sees slight dip in crime
New Delhi, July 2 BK Gupta, Delhi police commissioner, said the efforts to further bring down the crime rate in the city would continue. According to Gupta, the heinous crimes have recorded a 2.7 per cent decrease in the first six months of the year compared to the last year's figure for this period. "The crime per lakh population has also decreased to 311.23 cases as compared to last year’s 313.6. While the number of cases of kidnapping for ransom was down by 36.4 per cent, robbery cases were down by 3.4 per cent and murders by 2.5 per cent," said Gupta. He added that even the rate of detection of the accused in the heinous cases had gone up to 86.5 per cent against 83.5 per cent last year. The commissioner reiterated that police stations had been given strict instructions not to shy away from lodging FIRs to prove that the crime rate had come down. "We believe that crime can be tackled best when FIRs are lodged for every incident and there are more arrests, making the city criminal free," said Gupta. The Delhi police also claimed that 350 absent 'bad characters' had been traced during the first half of this year as against 50 last year. A total of 358 new historysheets were opened this year compared to 68 last year.
Externment proceedings were initiated against 703 people this year as against 231 last year, the police claimed. Gupta said the number 'proclaimed offenders' arrested this year till now was 2011, 117 per cent higher from last year's 1,057. "Our target is to arrest 4,000 'proclaimed offenders' this year," Gupta said. He added that the police also registered a three-time increase in the seizure of narcotics this year. While 106 cases were registered and 148 drug peddlers arrested last year, 440 cases have been registered and 511 drug peddlers arrested this year till now. Talking about fresh initiatives for effective policing, Gupta revealed that 155 new vehicles, which would be referred as emergency response vehicles, would be assigned to each police station to swiftly respond to the distress calls and preserve the scene of crime. "These vehicles will not only have the paraphernalia required to preserve the crime scene, but will also be armed with sophisticated weapons to handle the situation till further force arrives," said Gupta. He said more than 6,000 constables, including women, were undergoing commando training in coordination with the
BSF, NSG, CRPF and other paramilitary forces. The commissioner revealed that at least one police station in each of the 11 districts would be made a model police station. "These police stations will have improved infrastructure facilities for the visitors and policemen. There will be an effective complaint redressal and feedback mechanism with a time-bound disposal of complaints," said Gupta. |
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Will crack Shobhit case soon: Gupta
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, July 2 When asked why the Delhi police had failed to nab the killer so far, Gupta said it was a matter of time as several police teams consisting of the best investigators were engaged in the investigation. "More than 7,500 people, including Modi's friends, auto drivers, criminals of the area and employees of the mall which Shobhit visited just before his murder, have been profiled. We are not leaving any stone unturned," said Gupta. He added that according to Modi's postmortem report, his murder was not pre-mediated and was done by a novice and not professional. The official did not rule out street brawl as the reason behind the murder. "As of now, every body is a suspect and nothing can be ruled out," said Gupta. On the allegations made by Shobhit's father that the father of his son's girlfriend had a role in the murder, Gupta said there were no evidences to support this.
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Boy, girl held for robbery bid
New Delhi, July 2 According to AK Ojha, DCP (southwest), the accused have been identified as Vikas and Sonam. The duo was arrested from near Ganpati Chowk soon after they attempted to rob Satnam Kaur around 3.15 pm. Kaur resisted their robbery attempt and raised the alarm. "The duo revealed that they had committed several snatchings in Dwarka. Sonam often disguised herself as boy for committing the crimes," said Ojha. The police seized two women purses, one pen drive, two pairs of gold earrings, two gold chains and some silver items from the duo. A sum of Rs 1,804 was also seized. |
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Sex racket busted, 15 girls held
Noida, July 2 The women were arrested from near Dharam Kanta. They were found waiting for their customers. The women are in the age group of 20 to 40, said Brijesh Singh, deputy superintendent of police.
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Gzb medical student commits suicide
Lucknow, July 2 The suicide was discovered on Friday night when the door of Ankita Singhal's room was broken open after she did not respond to the hostel warden's call. No suicide note was recovered. Ankita was a final year student at Ram Murti Smarak Medical College in the Bhojipura area, some 250 km from Lucknow. "Several drugs meant for controlling depression have been recovered from her room," said deputy superintendent of police Ritesh Kumar. “After staying at her home in Ghaziabad for 14 days, she returned to college last Thursday. Since then, she stayed aloof," he added. -- IANS |
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