Get free wi-fi at these spots in Delhi

 

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday initiated the Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface Scheme (WANI). Mayor Anamika and Deputy Mayor Subhash Bhadana inaugurated two public utility schemes.

The Mayor said that the civic agency has started the PM WANI Scheme under which Wi-Fi hotspots will be set up in each ward. Small shops located in unauthorised and JJ colonies will be converted into Public Data Office (PDO) where hotspots will be set up. The scheme is touted to be an attempt of the government to improve the wireless internet connectivity in the country.

People can use the internet free of cost for 1 hour. Consumers will have to pay Rs 5 for full-day, Rs 10 for a week, and Rs 50 for a month for unlimited use of the Internet. Shopkeepers will get 50 per cent profit on the sale of internet coupons.

Besides this, users can get information about government schemes through internet services and the move will also create job opportunities for people living in unauthorised and JJ colonies. SDMC will provide a router and other necessary infrastructure without any cost for the first three months. Local area councilors will have to identify shops where hotspots will be set up.

Deputy Mayor Bhadana said that SDMC will provide 15 public services through Common Service Centres (CSC) run by the central government.

The civic body also launched the Birth and Death Certificate registration service through CSCs. Services like property tax return, health trade license, factory license, veterinary license, tehbazari license, community hall & park booking, trade and storage license, conversion & parking charge, e-mutation, etc will be available on CSC.

People will get online facilities to avail these services without any manual interference.

Additional Commissioner AA Tazir, Councillors Sunil Sahdev, Abha Chouhan, Poonam Jindal, KK Shukla, Radhika Abrol, Suresh, and senior officials from SDMC were present. 

Dwarka: Various new amenities inaugurated at Radhika Apartments

 

Various new amenities were inaugurated at Radhika Apartments in Sector 14, Dwarka. They were inaugurated by the area Councillor and Chairman of Standing Committee, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Raj Datt Gehlot. 

On the occasion, he with the team of RWA of the society and the residents inaugurated newly developed open air gym by SDMC in a park inside the society. 

Newly constructed security guard room by the RWA and the ongoing development works of storm water drains by the SDMC were also inaugurated.
Residents and RWA interacted with Gehlot and shared about their grievances of the society. Raj Datt Gehlot assured the people to make the problems resolved as soon as possible.

President of RWA, Jaipal Singh Yadav with his team and and ex-president of RWA, SS Chowhan with his team interacted with Raj Datt Gehlot on further developmental works of the society and the surrounding areas.

SDMC approves proposal to rename road after Sushant Singh Rajput

 

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has approved a proposal to rename a road in Andrews Ganj area after late Bollywood actor Sunshant Singh Rajput. The approval came on the 35th birth anniversary of the late actor.

“Six months ago I received a request to rename a street in Andrews Ganj area after Sushant Singh Rajput. The proposal has finally been approved, Abhishek Dutt, the SDMC Congress councillor was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

"We will soon be inaugurating this street. It is very important to give him the respect he deserves," he added.

On his 35th birth anniversary, many Bollywood celebrities remembered the late actor by posting tributes on social media. His sister Shweta Singh Kirti announced a special scholarship fund in his memory.

Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his apartment on June 14, 2020. After his demise, a massive controverysy was erupted. His family had alleged abatement to suicide. They filed a case against his girl friend Rhea Chakraborty. 

Currently, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating the matter. Their findings are yet to come.

SDMC to incentivise RWAs achieving complete waste segregation at source

 

In an effort to ensure effective waste management, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to give incentives to the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) which achieve complete waste segregation at source in the societies. 

The corporation has moved a proposal wherein they would be spending up to Rs 10 lakh for development works at the societies which achieve 100 per cent waste segregation at source. 

The proposal was presented when the budget was discussed in SDMC’s standing committee. The committee proposed a fund of Rs 5 crore for the incentive.

As per the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, waste segregation should be done at source at commercial and residential areas. Wet waste should be stored in green bins whereas the dry waste should be deposited in blue bins. Hazardous waste should be deposited in red bins.

An official from SDMC informed that the decision was taken to encourage the RWAs to ensure proper compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.

“The money will not be given to the RWAs directly. Instead, the incentive of Rs 10 lakh will be used in carrying out development works at the society or locality on the recommendations of the RWA. We have earmarked Rs 5 crore for this purpose,” he said.

The efforts to improve the status of waste segregation at source at the societies were started by the SDMC a year ago. In June, the SDMC had made waste segregation at source compulsory for RWAs.

Yoga classes to be conducted in South Delhi parks soon

In a special meeting conducted on Tuesday, the standing committee of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has proposed to start yoga classes at parks falling in its jurisdiction. 

The proposal also has the provision to hire yoga trainers to give lessons to people. 

The trainers will be hired to teach yoga lessons to the people. Yoga classes will be conducted in the parks of South Delhi.

The SDMC said in a statement that a minimal fee will be charged for the lessons given to the park visitors. 

On the other hand, the standing committee rejected the hike in property tax slab that was proposed in the budget. The panel rejected it by saying that it does not want to put additional tax burden on people.

SDMC pushes waste segregation aggressively with focus on plastic recycling

 

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is aggressively making all the efforts to push solid waste segregation at source. Currently, the 'Swachha Sarvekshan Abhiyan' is being implemented aggressively.

Their efforts include ward and cluster wise meetings with RWAs, senior citizens groups, women groups, NGOs and corporates. The meetings are being organised to bring everyone on a single platform in a crusade to improve sanitation in the area.

During the meetings, the SDMC officials are also taking feedbacks from the participants about the solid waste management services provided by them.

They are stressing on the segregation of dry waste, wet waste and plastic waste. The corporation has also collaborated with Bisleri to bring 'Bottles for Change' initiative to spread an awareness about clean plastic segregation.

The idea behind the initiative is to make sure that the plastic waste does not go to the dumpyard but directly for recycling. 

Manish Meena, Assistant Commissioner, SDMC, said, “If we want to make our areas clean and litter free, all citizens have to take the responsibility of segregating waste in to the three categories, solid waste, dry waste and plastic waste. So that, waste can be disposed effectively and all plastics can be sent for recycling. With each passing day our dump yards are piling up with the waste and source segregation is the only effective way to manage it.”

The 'Bottles for Change' initiative has so far touched 6 lakh individuals, 800 housing societies and over 400 corporates about recycling and recycled more than 5,000 tonnes of segregated plastic.