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On: March 23 2018 11:13 AM
[h=1]PWD kept on tight leash, old projects get new deadlines[/h] TNN | Updated: Mar 23, 2018, 02:21 IST [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-63420944,width-400,resizemode-4/63420944.jpg[/IMG] NEW DELHI: The [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Aam-Aadmi-Party-government"]Aam Aadmi Party government[/URL] has continued with its last three year's trend of focusing on schools and hospitals rather than taking up major infrastructure projects. On Thursday, it allocated just enough funds to the [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/public-works-department"]public works department[/URL] ([URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/PWD"]PWD[/URL]) to keep the existing projects on track. Additionally, the much-touted scheme of free Wi-Fi in public areas — a key poll promise — was handed over from the IT department to PWD in order to "speed up the work" and a separate allocation of Rs 100 crore was made for the project in this year's budget. [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/img/63421738/Master.jpg[/IMG] It is pertinent to note that PWD has to carry out large-scale repair and redevelopment of roads in the city, most of which lie in abject state. From the total of Rs 1,591 crore given to PWD, Rs 1,281crore has been allocated for roads and bridges. "We have received most of the funds that we asked for. We hope that additional allocations will be made for new projects in the revised estimates," a senior PWD official said. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's budget speech saw many old and on-going projects like [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Barapullah"]Barapullah[/URL] and a flyover from [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Munirka"]Munirka[/URL] to [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Army-Hospital"]Army Hospital[/URL] on the [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Outer-Ring-Road"]Outer Ring Road[/URL] being repeated with fresh deadlines. "We are facing land acquisition issues in Barapullah Phase-III and it is unlikely that the new deadline of December 2018 will be met," a PWD official confessed. Delhi will finally witness several key infrastructure projects taking off this year, including flyovers at Karawal Nagar, Bhajanpura junction and the construction of an elevated road from Signature Bridge to Kalindi Kunj bypass. PWD was the worst performing department with 45% of indicators remaining off track as per the outcome budget. [url]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/pwd-kept-on-tight-leash-old-projects-get-new-deadlines/articleshow/63420945.cms[/url]
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On: March 23 2018 11:13 AM
[h=1]Delhi applauds Green Budget, but not sure of execution[/h] TNN | Updated: Mar 23, 2018, 02:01 IST [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-63420972,width-400,resizemode-4/63420972.jpg[/IMG] NEW DELHI: The [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Delhi-budget"]Delhi budget[/URL]for 2018-19 evoked mixed reactions among people with many questioning the capability of the government to execute the promised schemes. A majority also welcomed the "Green" Budget, accepting that drastic measures are needed to curb air pollution. "Most schemes introduced now have existed for long. The government should enforce stricter laws for a lasting effect," said Aanchal Sharma, a student. She added that the odd-even scheme was the most efficient way to bring down [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/pollution-levels-and-traffic"]pollution levels and traffic[/URL]. Many praised the allocation of 26% of the budget for education, but also questioned the viability of several projects. "The government may be keen in bringing about positive changes, but their past record has not been impressive. There is a need to revamp the education system at the primary level, though I doubt much will be done," said Sanjeev Sharma, an advocate and professor. The decision to install 1.2 lakh [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/CCTV-cameras"]CCTV cameras[/URL] inside schools was lauded by some, but others were critical of it. "Though CCTV cameras will be installed, I highly doubt that they will be maintained," said Shubangi Rajawat, a private company executive. However, Tanvi Gupta, who is fresh out of school, recalled the time when a classmate was caught stealing money from her friend's bag with the help of CCTV footage. "CCTV cameras in classrooms are nothing new to me, but having them in every school doesn't really sink in. Is this just a plan or will they actually end up doing it?" she questioned. The announcement of Rs 100 crore to provide Wi-Fi across the capital amused people with many saying that it was just an election promise. "Rather than wasting Rs 100 crore on this project, the government should focus on improving the drainage and sanitation. We can do without Wi-Fi on the streets if we don't have to walk in puddles of dirty water due to clogged drains during the monsoon," said Yogesh Chauhan, a private company employee. [url]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/city-applauds-green-budget-but-not-sure-of-execution/articleshow/63420972.cms[/url]
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: March 23 2018 11:14 AM
[h=1]Green Budget challenges departments to shed risk-averse outlook[/h] Updated: Mar 23, 2018, 09:30 IST [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-63421066,width-400,resizemode-4/63421066.jpg[/IMG] By - [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/manish-sisodia"]Manish Sisodia[/URL] Over the past decade, air pollution has emerged as a significant issue, risking the health and well-being of residents in cities across India. Several scientific studies have shown that high exposure to air pollutants can cause severe health damage and lead to increased mortality. The [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/AAP-government"]AAP government[/URL] in Delhi is determined to fight pollution through both short and long-term measures. In the first year of forming its government in Delhi, against all conventional wisdom, we implemented the odd-even policy to control vehicular pollution – a first for any city in India. Several studies conducted by researchers from Harvard University, University of Chicago and [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Centre-for-Science-and-Environment"]Centre for Science and Environment[/URL] have shown that the odd-even policy reduced peak levels of pollution substantially. Last winter, we also implemented several measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) which is now mandatory for all states in NCR. However, all these are at best emergency measures that do not address the sources of emissions in the long-term. [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/img/63421565/Master.jpg[/IMG] The [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Green-Budget"]Green Budget[/URL], which I presented on Thursday, comprises a 26-point programme spanning four departments – environment and forest, transport, power and public works department – and attempts to bring them together in a concerted effort to address the long-term factors contributing to air pollution in Delhi. It is perhaps the first time that such a budgeting exercise has been attempted anywhere in the country where the impact of each department's proposals to fight pollution were studied in a scientific manner before making budgetary commitments. The cumulative impact of these 26 initiatives, as estimated independently by World Resources Institute, will be an annual reduction of: 20,98,426 Metric Tonnes (MT) of carbon dioxide emissions, 503 MT of PM 2.5 emissions, 4,540 MT of NOx emissions, 9,364 MT of SOx emissions and 11,515 MT of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The initiatives under the Green Budget are a mix of scaling up of conventional solutions and piloting unconventional but high-impact solutions to combat air pollution. For example, Delhi government has decided to give a big push to electric mobility in the national capital, starting with the induction of 1000 fully electric buses. This will be the highest commitment by any city or state in India, or by any city in the world, outside of China. The Delhi government will also support the induction of over 900 electric feeder vehicles in Delhi Metro, and bring out a comprehensive electric vehicle policy for Delhi in the coming year. At the same time, conventional solutions like providing subsidy for purchase of factory-fitted CNG cars so that they become the preferred choice for private car owners instead of petrol or diesel cars have also found a place in the Green Budget. Other large commitments made under Delhi's Green Budget include one to buy 1000MW of green power in the form of solar or wind-generated electricity, introduction of an energy conservation building code for all large commercial buildings in the city, edge-to-edge paving and landscaping of PWD roads to reduce pollution due to road dust and providing incentives to industrial units using polluting fuels and restaurants using coal tandoors and establishments using diesel generator sets to switch over to clean fuels. Admittedly, the Green Budget is just the beginning of a long fight against air pollution and yet it signals a break from the past in three significant ways. First, it admits that tackling a complex problem such as air pollution is not the job of any single department but needs focus and commitment of the entire government machinery spanning multiple departments and of stakeholders outside the government too. It was important, therefore, for this multi-department exercise to be anchored in the office of the finance minister and be tied closely to the government's budgeting process. Second, it challenges government departments to shed their characteristic risk-averse outlook and think out of the box to identify the most impactful solutions to combat air pollution. If not for the Green Budget, Delhi government may have taken longer to reach the decision to induct 1000 electric buses, or to pilot the innovative agriculture-cum-solar farm scheme which will incentivise installation of solar panels on raised structures at agricultural farms without affecting normal farming activities. Such initiatives demonstrate that when it comes to choosing between risking the health of our children and experimenting with new yet promising technologies to combat pollution, the AAP government in Delhi will always opt for the latter. Third, it admits that we don't know enough about various contributing factors of air pollution and resolve to build reliable data systems that can continuously educate us but also help us evaluate the effectiveness of various initiatives being undertaken to combat pollution. In the coming year 2018-19, Delhi will become the first city to carry out a real-time source apportionment study in partnership with the University of Washington and establish a system of near-continuous analysis of factors causing pollution. Only such systems can help us respond to extreme incidents such as the one in November last year, which will go down in memory not for its spike in pollution levels, but for the ensuing confusion over what caused it. It was only much later that the CPCB confirmed that the pollution peaked due to factors outside Delhi. This incident also makes it clear that the answer to Delhi's pollution problem does not lie in the schemes of Delhi government alone. It will require all states in NCR to launch a similar concerted effort, and for that the Central Government will have to take the lead. [url]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/green-budget-challenges-departments-to-shed-risk-averse-outlook/articleshow/63421066.cms[/url]
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: March 23 2018 11:15 AM
[h=1]Green nod to clear mess on IGI stretch[/h] [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Dipak-K-Dash-479213512.cms"]Dipak K Dash[/URL]| TNN | Updated: Mar 23, 2018, 02:44 IST [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-63421463,width-400,resizemode-4/63421463.jpg[/IMG]Representative image NEW DELHI: With [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/National-Highways-Authority-of-India"]National Highways Authority of India[/URL]([URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/NHAI"]NHAI[/URL]) receiving [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/forest-clearance"]forest clearance[/URL] and [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/tree-cutting-permission"]tree cutting permission[/URL] after a 15-month wait for field visits and green inspections, the work for decongesting the perennially crowded [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Dhaula-Kuan-IGI-Airport"]Dhaula Kuan-IGI Airport[/URL] stretch is likely to kick off. The proposal to build two flyovers, underpasses and foot over bridges is intended to make the stretch traffic-signal free. The process, which the highways authority had started in January 2017, came to a fruition on Thursday with the Supreme Court giving the go ahead for the work and officials confirming construction will start immediately. The NHAI had awarded the work in September, but was awaiting for the green clearance to give a go ahead to the contractor. [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/img/63421799/Master.jpg[/IMG] TOI has learnt that Delhi forest department took about 10 months to clear the proposal and put the entire plan before the [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Ridge-Management-Board"]Ridge Management Board[/URL]. The board approved the proposal within a month. A separate set of proposals seeking clearance from the Supreme Court appointed [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Central-Empowered-Committee"]Central Empowered Committee[/URL](CEC) was also forwarded simultaneously. This was mandatory since trees will be cut at sites which fall under the morphological ridge. The CEC took about two months to clear the proposal, which included a joint inspection of the site and a field visit. All this happened through a slow and laborious process despite the project being a priority for the government. "It's a fact and and it's unfortunate that processes take long time even for projects, which are of huge public interest. We need to understand how idling of lakhs of vehicles on such stretches cause huge air pollution," road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari told TOI. Sources said though officially, the construction company will have to complete the work within 18 months from the appointed date, efforts will be made to finish the work by April 2019. This would also be projected as an achievement before the next general election. Gadkari, in December 2015, had announced his ministry's plan to make this stretch signal free after he was caught in more than a two-hour long traffic jam. The minister said this stretch is a pain for all who travel between Delhi and Gurgaon or travel to [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Indira-Gandhi-International-Airport"]IGI airport[/URL]. "We will take up works in three phases to ensure people don't face greater traffic jam during the construction period," said an NHAI official. [url]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/green-nod-to-clear-mess-on-igi-stretch/articleshow/63421464.cms[/url]
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: March 23 2018 01:24 PM
[h=1]Delhi Budget: Key promises to cut water theft and treat sewage[/h] [h=2]Delhi Jal Board officials have been working on the bulk water meter project for the past year, while the decentralised STP project has been in the works for close to three years.[/h] By: [URL="http://indianexpress.com/agency/express-news-service/"]Express News Service[/URL] | New Delhi | Published: March 23, 2018 2:45 am A plan to calculate how much water each area gets, and setting up small decentralised sewage treatment plants (STPs) across hundreds of colonies are two key promises the Delhi government made Thursday. The only catch: Delhi Jal Board officials have been working on the bulk water meter project for the past year, while the decentralised STP project has been in the works for close to three years. "In the review of the last Outcome Budget, it came to notice that 47% of water in Delhi… is lost lost due to theft or leakage. Forty-six bulk water meters will be installed to know where it is going," Finance Minister Manish Sisodia said, adding that this should be completed by the year-end. The other project involves setting up small STPs to treat sewage and provide treated water for non-drinking purposes, especially horticulture. But water experts said creating new infrastructure is not the solution. "Delhi has the highest sewage treatment capacity in India. There are 41 STPs but only 10 work to the desired capacity. We have to work towards making existing infrastructure work," said Manoj Misra, who works on pollution in the Yamuna. [url]http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-budget-key-promises-to-cut-water-theft-and-treat-sewage/[/url]
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Posted by: sunita3329
On: March 23 2018 02:12 PM
[b]Ensure Dust Mitigation Or Face Action: Green Min Tells Delhi Authorities [/b] According to a recently released report by the World Bank, India incurred over $55-billion losses in labour output owing to air pollution in 2013, about 0.84 per cent of the country's gross domestic product. The actual estimates for that year might be quite high in light of the fact that 580 million people in India live in cities, which do not have air-quality-monitoring stations. The stats would certainly be more worrisome if one were to estimate the losses in the past two years. That authorities are not utilising the pollution control only adds to the worry. According to a Parliamentary panel report, in 2016-17 the Budget allocation for the pollution abetment scheme was reduced from Rs 20 crore to Rs 9.60 crore and the environment ministry could utilise only Rs 6.22 crore during the year. The ministry has, however, decided to go tough against those responsible for making the air in the national capital more polluted by dumping construction waste. In a meeting held on March 21 to find measures to combat air pollution in the Delhi-National Capital Region, the ministry warned government agencies, including the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure that construction sites have in place dust mitigation measures or else face action. While directing the development body in Delhi to immediately stop dumping of construction waste at DDA sites or other public places, it has also directed the three civic bodies in the national capital to prepare a list of approved dumping sites. "Government agencies like the Public Works Department (PWD), the DDA, the DMRC and the NHAI have been strictly directed to ensure that dust mitigation steps are taken at their construction sites. Default by any of these organisations will result in action against the defaulting officers of these organisations," an official statement by the ministry said.
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: March 23 2018 02:16 PM
[h=1]Delhi Budget: E-vehicles, CNG cars big part of govt's green push[/h] [h=2]Deputy CM Manish Sisodia announced that the one-time subsidy of Rs 30,000 to e-rickshaw owners would continue.[/h] Written by [URL="http://indianexpress.com/profile/author/sourav-roy-barman/"]Sourav Roy Barman[/URL] | New Delhi | Published: March 23, 2018 2:38 am Delhi's first 'Green Budget' saw a push towards e-mobility, with the AAP government announcing that it will launch a comprehensive electric vehicle policy to replace BS- II and III compliant two-wheelers, cabs and commercial goods carriers. The budget document stated that the government will provide a 50% concession on registration charges for CNG-operated private cars (factory-fitted) to discourage sale of petrol and diesel variants. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia announced that the one-time subsidy of Rs 30,000 to e-rickshaw owners would continue. The budget also set aside money for procuring 1,000 electric buses. The government fixed July 2019 as the timeline for the rollout of 1,000 cluster and DTC buses each. "The transport department will support the induction of 905 electric feeder vehicles by the DMRC in an effort to boost last-mile connectivity from Metro stations," Sisodia said. Meanwhile, Rs 177 crore was set aside for DMRC. Since Phase IV project is stuck, with the Delhi government questioning viability of some proposed routes, the amount allotted is much lesser as compared to last year's Rs 1,156 crore, when work was left in several corridors of Phase III. [url]http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-budget-e-vehicles-cng-cars-big-part-of-govts-green-push/[/url]
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: March 23 2018 11:15 PM
[B]Six corridors in Delhi to be de-congested[/B] PTI | Updated: Mar 23, 2018, 19:18 IST [IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-63432645,width-400,resizemode-4/63432645.jpg[/IMG]Outer ring road, Delhi. NEW DELHI: Six road corridors of Delhi, including [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Vikas-Marg"]Vikas Marg[/URL], [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Mehrauli-Badarpur-Road"]Mehrauli-Badarpur Road[/URL], [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/New-Rohtak-Road"]New Rohtak Road[/URL], [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Patel-Road"]Patel Road[/URL], [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Outer-Ring-Road"]Outer Ring Road[/URL], will be de-congested by authorities. This is the second phase of exercise of de-congestion of roads by the task force formed by Lt Governor [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Anil-Baijal"]Anil Baijal[/URL]. Baijal today held a review meeting with all the stakeholders to review the progress on [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/traffic-decongestion"]traffic decongestion[/URL] of five pilot corridors. "Lt Governor directed the stakeholders to ensure that there should not be any re-encroachment, after removal of encroachment. He stressed that local police/thana should assume responsibility for the same," the L-G office said in a statement. [B]It stated that six new corridors - Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, New Rohtak Road, Patel Road, Outer Ring Road, Shahid Jagat Narayan Marg and Vikas Marg - have been identified by task force for decongestion of traffic.[/B] The statement also stated that the LG advised all three MCDs to revisit their licensing norms for commercial establishments so that they should be linked with availability of adequate parking space. [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/six-corridors-in-delhi-to-be-de-congested/articleshow/63432537.cms"]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/63432537.cms[/URL]
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