A jhuggi behind the WHO office tells tales of civic decay: Who’s responsible?

Right behind the WHO office, an unhygienic slum mocks at the lofty ideals the international body promotes, and makes a mockery of the Delhi Master Plan, the municipal authorities’ alertness and the boasts of slum redevelopment

Blame game starts…

As AAP gears up to fight the incumbent BJP in Delhi’s three MCDs, a lot of local issues are being highlighted by both sides. The 15-year hold of the BJP might be broken   The national capital is gearing up for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections. According to media reports, the state election […]

No water or sewage lines for Capital’s unauthorised yet ‘affluent’ colonies

Marked as an unauthorised colony inhabited by the affluent, Vasant Kunj in Delhi has yet to get proper sewage and water supply lines   In the well to do neighbourhoods of Vasant Kunj Enclave, one wouldn’t think that the Delhi Jal Board does not maintain the sewage systems or water supply. Water has for years […]

Hazards of illegal construction plagues the Capital

With grievances lodged under MCD’s building department pending and DDA’s redressal app failing to address these issues – Delhi’s long-drawn struggle to deal with the hazards of illegal constructions and encroachment continues   Delhi has witnessed a few building collapses, where not just property but lives have been lost – most recently in North Municipal […]

No shelter in this village  

People of the Lakkarpur- khori village face a difficult time after the Faridabad Municipal Corporation demolished around 300 illegal  houses rendering the residents homeless  Amid the surging cases of Covid- 19 pandemic and rising temperatures, hundreds of families have been rendered homeless as the Faridabad Municipal Corporation demolished as many as 300 illegal construction in […]

Salary row: MCD staff yet to get their dues, employees’ woes continues

North MCD pensioners and employees think it will take time, before they get paid on time    For months now, the employees and pensioners of North Municipal Corporation of Delhi have spoken out against its employer’s inability to pay their dues. At one point the salaries were deferred by up to five months. Manmohan Bharadwaj, […]

Delhi’s roads in disrepair; restoration work on hold

PWD claims about lack of funds for repairing roads do not ring true in a scenario where Delhi Government banned work on non-Covid work when the pandemic peaked There are two things synonymous with South Delhi roads, the consistent traffic jams and the tarred road tops breaking apart in an area banally called the posh […]

The politics of food

After marriage, food is now being dragged into the gambit of communal politics A good part of the weekend was spent doing a mini-survey, calls were made to various food chains–MNCs like McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, even the Indian chains, on the pretext of ordering food. The common inquiry was whether you serve Halal or […]