Clearly, the Main Bhi Dilli Campaign (MBD) and planning authorities are not on the same page on most issues covered in the draft Delhi Master Plan 2041
From land-use change to heritage protection to building laws, the government’s thrust on fast completion of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project has led to several violations.
1,838 trees in Delhi are slated for transplantation to make way for the Central Vista plans, despite the survival record of transplanted trees being very poor.
Delhi’s 4th master plan, the MPD 2041, is currently in the works. These FAQs explain what master plans are and why strong local area plans are as important.
The only way the present crisis can be mitigated is by re-designating existing facilities and changing the ‘work as usual’ mindset. We need to think out of the box.
It is high time we start discussing how our cities are to be governed. Parliament should consider framing a 4th list apart from the present Union, Concurrent and State Lists.
In these trying times, don’t let down your guard. A Delhi resident shares a cautionary tale, along with tips on what to check when you buy something online.
It was clear from the word go that this lapsed Ordinance was meant primarily to prevent the Supreme Court from appointing the Justice Madan B Lokur commission to prevent stubble burning.
Online teaching, physical coordination with students lacking digital access, frontline COVID duty — they have done everything expected of them. Yet their pleas fall on deaf ears everywhere.
The landfill has poisoned groundwater in the vicinity and 50-60 people have died of cancer in the region. Residents fear the plant will only make matters worse.
Lockdown and absence of midday meals has hit child nutrition badly. Even worse-off are the very poor and street children, who are struggling to secure a meal a day.
The nutritional value of what the poor eat is not obtained from what they get with their ration card, but about what extra they can afford to put on the plate.
