Delhi Cabinet decides to procure mechanical sweepers, water sprinkling machines to control pollution
New Delhi, Apr 4: The Delhi Cabinet decided on Tuesday to procure mechanical sweepers and water sprinkling machines to control dust pollution and to extend its power subsidy scheme for one year.
The Cabinet, in a meeting, also decided to provide artificial limbs and other aides to physically disabled persons through a government agency.
It approved the extension of term insurance and mediclaim under the Chief Minister Advocate Welfare Scheme, Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj said in a press conference.
It approved a proposal of the Environment department for purchasing 70 mechanical sweeping machines to remove dust on bigger roads maintained by the Public Works Department (PWD). It also decided to purchase 250 water sprinkling machines fitted with anti-smog guns, Bharadwaj said.
A sum of Rs 2,388 crore will be spent on this in the next seven to 10 years and in the first year, the expenditure will be Rs 257 crore, he said.
Atishi said the Cabinet decided to provide power subsidy to the people of Delhi next year as well, despite a "conspiracy" by the BJP and the lieutenant governor to stop it.
Those who have applied for subsidy since October till date will get it up to March 31, 2024, she said.
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President Murmu to visit Shimla on Monday on 5-day summer sojourn
New Delhi (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu will visit Himachal Pradesh on five-day summer sojourn beginning Monday, her office said.
During her visit, President Murmu will stay at the Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra, Shimla, it said.
The President will visit Himachal Pradesh from April 27 to May 1, 2026, for the summer sojourn, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement issued on Sunday.
On April 28, she will attend a banquet hosted by the Himachal Pradesh governor at Lok Bhavan, Shimla.
On April 29, she will visit the Atal Tunnel, the statement said.
Murmu will grace the convocation ceremony of Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya at Palampur on April 30. On the same day, she will host an 'At Home' reception at Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra, it said.
"On May 1, the President will visit the Army Training Command, Shimla, before leaving for Delhi," the statement added.
