Foundation stone for 2 laxmi Nagar FoBs laid
The Delhi Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr AK Walia on Friday laid the foundation stone for two Foot over Bridges (FoBs) in laxmi Nagar constituency of east Delhi. The first FoB will be across MB Road at Ramesh Park and the second near Samaspur bus stop on NH-24. These would approximately cost `8.5 crore and would be commissioned within four months by the PWD department. Deepak Pawar, PWD Chief Engineer and local dignitaries were also present there. Dr Walia further said that the Trans-Yamuna area has been witnessing an all-round development and there should be no politics in public interest and developmental issues.
NGO demands liquor shops’ closure every tuesday
Indraprastha Sanjeevani, an NGO, on Friday organised a rally at Jantar Mantar urging the Delhi Government to close liquor shops every Tuesday. The members of the NGO claim that all shops get a weekly day off and so liquor shops too should get one. Sanjeev Arora, president of the association, said according to Article 47 of the Indian Constitution, all Government, private markets and other working places have at least one day's weekly off, but liquor shops are open seven days a week. “Alcohol consumption has increased 400 per cent in Delhi last year. This has led to increase in crimes and accidents. On the one hand, Government is opening anti-alcohol centres, and on the other, they are giving licence to liquor shops,” said Arora.