-The Indian Express Report finds govt did not recover dues of Rs 750 cr from distributors. At a time when the opposition BJP plans to intensify protests against power tariff in Delhi, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India's report for the 2011-12 fiscal has slammed the Delhi government for not recovering dues to the tune of Rs 750 crore from private distribution companies. The report, tabled on Tuesday in the Delhi...
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Delhi lacks basic services: CAG report-Devjyot Ghoshal and Ruchika Chitravanshi
-The Business Standard CAG state audit report NCT has also unearthed a glaring lack of planning cutting across projects, sectors It may be India's capital city, but behind the New Delhi's storied corridors of power and flush coffers, the metropolis is a difficult mess for the ordinary citizen. The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) state audit report for the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi government has unearthed a series of significant shortcoming...
More »CAG rips into Delhi govt for messing up services, utilities
-The Times of India The report of the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) on the Delhi government for the year ended March 2012 is a scathing indictment of many departments and public utilities. Healthcare, transport, power, water and SEWAge and even showcase infrastructure projects and schemes have been put under the lens and the picture that has emerged is not all that pretty. The report was tabled in the Delhi assembly...
More »‘Only 10% of India’s dirty water is treated’ -Chetan Chauhan
-The Hindustan Times A UN report has described India’s water pollution situation as a “time-bomb” while praising social activist Anna Hazare’s village Ralegan Siddhi for using the scarce commodity in a rationale manner. In a stinging remark on water administration in India, the report says India is able to treat just 10 % of its city SEWAge and industrial waste discharge, the most polluting source for rivers and water bodies. “Presently, only...
More »Rs 6,500 crore and 19 years later, Yamuna dirty as ever -Neha Lalchandani
-The Times of India About 19 years ago, Supreme Court first scrutinized pollution in the Yamuna. Innumerable orders later, Yamuna is dirtier than ever with a mind-numbing Rs 6,500 crore spent to clean the river and the latest plan — interceptor sewers — going nowhere. On Monday, when SC reviews Yamuna's pollution, it could be back to the drawing board. Six years after Delhi Jal Board proposed interceptor sewers to treat SEWAge...
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