In a rare display of unity, the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi, VK Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal discussed increasing the green cover in the capital on Saturday at Van Mahotsav.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena are scheduled to sit together in a meeting to decide on the name of the Chairperson of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Wednesday.
Col Tejinder Singh, Corps of Engineers Indian Army working on the ongoing flood relief work at drain 1 at the ITO site said that his team carried out an initial assessment and mustered their resources. After analysing the situation they came to the conclusion that there is a requirement of a
Amid the prevailing flood situation in parts of the national capital, Delhi Public Works Department minister Atishi Marlena, on Saturday, said that the PWD is working on a war-footing to ensure that roads and traffic return to normalcy as soon as possible.
Talking to the reporters, Kejriwal said, "Out of 32 gates, five are shut at the Yamuna barrage that is why waterlogging is taking place in nearby areas. We are trying to get these 5 gates opened so that the water flows back to the barrage."
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged people in the national capital to look out for each other and extend all necessary assistance amid the floods caused by the rising waters of the Yamuna.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the increased water level in the Yamuna River, seeking his intervention in the release of limited water from the Hathni Kund barrage in Haryana.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday interacted with the students of government schools of Delhi who cracked the IIT-JEE and NEET examinations in an event held at the Thyagaraj stadium.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved the proposal in the national interest allowing the removal and transplantation of trees to clear land for project construction in the national capital.