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Authorities puzzled over cutting of trees in Delhi!

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Parts in South Delhi especially Masjid Moth area has been treeless from past few days. Even the officials of the agencies and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s horticulture department are puzzled over the same as they don’t know who is behind the scene. The officials allege that no other agencies had been granted permission to [...]

Delhi overflowing with garbage before polls!

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Overflowing garbage has been a daily common sight in Delhi now. About 7000 tonnes of garbage gets disposed in the city everyday. Prior to Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, this can be a turning point for a Delhi voter. But their are some citizens who believe in doing the task themselves than complaining. One [...]

Green Park residents to introduce model ward concept

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

Residents of Green Park in South Delhi has decided to take the initiative of keeping the the city clean themselves. This came into being after witnessing that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is not taking care of the city. They have decided to come up with a plan called model ward under which they [...]

New Delhi: Property tax bills will be sent home

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

At present out of 30 lakh properties in Delhi only about 15 lakh properties are paying property tax. To make over this big difference the councilors have suggested Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to start sending the property bill to households just like electricity, water and phone bills. Since the property tax payers have shown [...]

SMS alerts for paying property tax!

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

The saga of unstoppable SMS alerts continues! Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to send SMS alerts to the property owners to pay property tax on time. The network provider will charge 1.25 paisa from MCD for first 50 lakh messages and then 1 paisa for next 50 lakh messages sent. In the message [...]

MCD to fund RWAs annually for expenses

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to fund the local Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) for daily expenses. Prior to municipal elections which is to be held in April, this initiative has been taken. A fund of Rs 12000 will be given annually by MCD for daily office expenditure. The allocations of funds were earlier [...]

MCD to amend land acquisition policy for people’s betterment

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has thought of new ways for betterment of people who have lost their land for construction of road. The civic body has decided to alter the land acquisition rule for the people’s betterment. Earlier, after the land was acquired, the griever was given extra built up area on his land [...]

Property tax bills to be sent home for better collection

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Property tax collection is the only one domain which has been lagging behing in recent times. For this purpose, councillors of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) have suggested to send the bills to every house like electricity and telephone bills. Since the tax is not being paid regularly, the civic body has to face a [...]

MCD on a demolition drive in South Delhi

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Earlier this week many areas in South Delhi witnessed a demolition drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The civic body razed down some of the illegal properties in areas like Khirki Extension, Malviya Nagar, Chhatarpur Village and Hauz Khas Apartments. About thirteen properties were being razed down partially with four properties in the [...]

MCD allocates budget for next fiscal year

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has allocated budget for next fiscal year. The same budget was rejected before in a meeting of Standing Committee. The proposals in the budget may not be used as the civic body is being divided into three bodies in April. A sum of Rs two crore has been kept for [...]