Delhi LG VK Saxena on Monday expressed concern about the collapse of civic infrastructure during the monsoon and said that an institutionalised mechanism should be put in place for scheduled inspections of facilities by senior officers.
During the hearing of bail pleas of 4 co-owners of the Old Rajender Nagar basement, the Rouse Avenue court asked the CBI, "Was the show cause notice issued to the accused persons along with the coaching centre in August 2023."
Manuj Kathuria, the SUV driver arrested in connection to the death of three UPSC aspirants at the basement of a coaching centre in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar, was released from the Tihar jail on Friday after Delhi's Tis Hazari court granted him bail.
The High Court emphasized that the mindset of Delhi administrators needs to change, particularly the perception that everything can be provided for free.
A woman and her three-year-old son drowned in a waterlogged drain in the Ghazipur area of East Delhi, while a 12-year-old boy died of electrocution in the Bindapur area on Wednesday as heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital.
Amid heavy rainfall in the national capital, the Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday received over 50 complaints regarding waterlogging issues from across Delhi from 6 pm till midnight.
"On reaching the above incident spot, it was found that Tanuja and her child Priyansh, who were going to the weekly Budh Bazaar held in the Ghazipur Police Station area, East Delhi, fell into a waterlogged semi-constructed drain and drowned," said the police.
Taking to her official handle on microblogging site X, Atishi posted on Wednesday, "In light of the very heavy rainfall today evening and the forecast of heavy rainfall tomorrow, all schools--government and private--will remain closed tomorrow."
mid heavy downpours in the national capital on Wednesday evening, a house collapsed in Delhi's Sabzi Mandi area. A total of five fire tenders were rushed to the site. The fire brigade officials were late to reach the spot due to traffic congestion.
The Delhi Traffic Police have come up with a strategy to curb traffic jams on the roads during the rainy season. The Police said that they have identified nearly 80 water logging spots with past experiences.