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Delhi municipal corporations plan e-charging stations at every 3km

Wednesday, 16 December 2020 08:21 administrator
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The Hindu        16.12.2020

Delhi municipal corporations plan e-charging stations at every 3km

Paras Singh | TNN | Dec 16, 2020, 09:01 IST

 

Representative imageNEW DELHI: Here’s some good news for those planning to buy an eco-friendly electric vehicle. Municipal corporations in Delhi have decided to set up a large number of electric charging stations in the city during the next one year.

Senior officials say that their target is to provide at least one station in an area of 3 sqkm so that people owning electric vehicles are incentivised. South Delhi Municipal Corporation has identified 75 locations for creating charging infrastructure, the north corporation has finalised 127 such charging points and the east corporation has shortlisted 93 locations for creating charging stations.

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In a city hard hit by pollution, electric vehicles are a necessity and a boon. But without proper infrastructure, few would be enthused to shift to these environment-friendly vehicles. The decision to have more charging points will surely encourage prospective buyers. It also makes life easier for those who already have one.

New Delhi Municipal Council has already established 55 e-charging stations and it plans to energise 45 new stations soon, the report assessing the progress of e-charging infrastructure in city states.
 

NMC to enhance caution in containment zones

Monday, 30 November 2020 11:24 administrator
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The Times of India          30.11.2020

NMC to enhance caution in containment zones

Tushar Pawar | TNN | Nov 30, 2020, 04:29 IST

Nashik: Following the directive of the central government for stricter implementation of guidelines related to the containment zones, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has instructed the nodal officers across the six divisions to ensure the norms are implemented properly.

There are 638 active containment zones in the city and all of them are residential buildings and individual houses.

The most number of containment zones (126) are in Panchavati division of the NMC, followed by 110 in Nashik West, 108 in Nashik East, 107 in Nashik Road, 101 in Cidco and 86 in Satpur division.

A senior official from the health department of NMC said, “As per the new government guidelines, the stricter implementation of norms is mandatory in containment zones. We have already issued instructions to our nodal officers in this connection.”

“The officials of the respective divisions will ensure the Covid patients do not leave their house. They will also ask the members of the housing societies or apartments to ensure all the norms are followed,” said an official.

“We also want the patients and people from containment zones to strictly follow the norms and restrict their movement. The health department is taking all the safety measures and precautions, but at the same time it is also the responsibility of the citizens to adhere to the Covid safety protocols,” said NMC officials.

Although the second wave of the Covid has been projected by the end of December, citizens should wear masks while moving out, maintain social distancing, wash hands frequently, said the officials.

Moreover, people should not go outside unnecessarily, added the officials.

 

1,000 of 1,300 candidates lost deposit in 2016 GHMC polls

Monday, 30 November 2020 07:58 administrator
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The Times of India      30.12.2020

1,000 of 1,300 candidates lost deposit in 2016 GHMC polls

Roushan Ali | TNN | Updated: Nov 30, 2020, 11:22 IST
Picture used for representational purpose onlyHYDERABAD: Nearly 1,000 of the total 1,333 candidates who contested the elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation had lost their deposit in 2016. Some of the candidates of the winning TRS had also lost deposit in a few wards. While the highest number of candidates to lose deposit were independents, Congress, BJP, CPI and CPM candidates were not far behind.

This time, 1,122 candidates will contest and try their best to win the hearts of the voters. In all, 415 Independents are in fray and another 76 are from recognised and regional parties. The TRS is contesting from all 150 wards followed by BJP in 149 wards, Congress 146, TDP 106, MIM 51, CPI 17 and CPM 12.
In the elections, a deposit is the sum of money that a candidate has to pay to the election authority before contesting the polls. In the GHMC elections being held now, the deposit is Rs 5,000 for candidates from other castes and Rs 2,500 for SCs, STs and BCs, said state election commissioner C Partha Sarathi. This deposit collected is repaid to the candidate after the poll if the candidate obtains one-sixth of the total valid polled votes. The purpose of the deposit is to reduce the prevalence of ‘fringe’ candidates or parties with no realistic chance of winning a seat. If the candidate does not achieve the refund threshold, that is one-sixth of total valid polled votes, the deposit is forfeited.

 

 


 
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