Cong team meets l-G over bhalswa landfill
A delegation of the Delhi Congress led by party president Ajay Maken met lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung at the Raj Niwas on Wednesday and brought to his attention the massive air and water pollution being created by the smouldering Bhalswa landfill, near Jahangirpuri, making the life of the people in the area miserable. The delegation also submitted a detailed memorandum to Jung, requesting him to take prompt action to green the Bhalswa landfill area by closing it. The lt. Governor gave a patient hearing to the Delhi Congress delegation and assured them of necessary action. After the meeting, Maken said the smouldering Bhalswa landfill has not only made the air in the area toxic and highly polluted, but the underground water in the area has also been contaminated.
zaria trust to provide free education to poor
In a bid to provide legal aid and free educational help to the poor, Zariya Trust, a non-governmental organisation has come forward in the national Capital. The office of the Zariya Trust was inaugurated in Tri Nagar area in the presence of local AAP MlA Jitendra Singh Tomar, former MlA Hari Shankar Gupta and Trust’s president Krishna Singh. Speaking on the occasion, Singh said that trust would provide all type of legal and financial help to poor to children and women in the area.
Cong collects over 10 lakh signature
Delhi Congress workers, led by Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken, collected over 10 lakh signatures from consumers outside nearly 300 petrol pumps in Delhi on Wednesday, at the end of the three-day drive, to protest against the huge hike in the prices of petrol and diesel. According to Maken, the prices of petrol and diesel have shot up as a result of the periodic hikes in excise duty and VAT, for which the Modi Government at the Centre and the Kejriwal Government in Delhi are responsible. Maken said the over 10 lakh signatures would be presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and request them to roll back the price hike in petrol and diesel.
Tata power gets nat’l award for solar work
Tata Power Delhi Distribution limited (TPDDl) has received a national award for the promotion and facilitation of roof-top solar programmes. The award was presented by Union Minister Piyush Goyal to Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD of TPDDl during the National Workshop on Roof Top Solar Power at Vigyan Bhawan. The workshop was organised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Barapullah is Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Setu
The Delhi Government has nameed Barapullah flyover as Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Setu. The Delhi Government has decided to name the flyover joining Southern part of the city with East Delhi (commonly called the Barapullah flyover) as Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Setu. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia. The meeting was attended by officials of the Urban Development department and representatives of the Municipal Corporations of Delhi. The flyover has been named after legendary Sikh Warrior, the late Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. The decision has been taken when the country is celebrating the 300th Year of Martyrdom of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.