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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed in a recent report sent to Lieutenant Governor’s office that the Sheila Dikshit-led Congress government did not provide the much-claimed basic services in 895 unauthorized colonies in Delhi before legalizing them. Though the provision of basic facilities to illegal colonies in the capital was one of the [...] Continue Reading »
Recently lashed out at South Delhi Municipal Corporation for glossing over illegal constructions mushrooming in Mehrauli was lashed out by the Delhi High court. As far as its assurance of taking action is concerned the court was quick to discover that most of the claims of the SDMC were superficial. Justice S K Mishra gave [...] Continue Reading »
Row over toll plazas on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway seemed to be over, the next day South Delhi Municipal Corporation asserted in the Delhi High Court that four proposed toll lanes, out of 16, would be grossly inadequate to levy tax on commercial vehicles entering the national capital. The court had recorded a consent order in terms of a tripartite settlement yesterday, among [...] Continue Reading »
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has started demolishing illegal buildings in Hauz Khas. The corporation successfully demolished two illegal constructions in the Hauz Khas village. As per officials, stringent action will be taken against all the illegal constructions taken place after February 2007. This issue was highlighted in the media and was also discussed in [...] Continue Reading »
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is tangled in pending tax issues related to the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. However, citing a court order against any coercive action on DDCA, SDMC has become moderate about the issue. South corporation mayor Savita Gupta told that the Delhi District Cricket Association’s (DDCA) requested the corporation to permit them [...] Continue Reading »
Parking woes continue for residents of South Delhi. As the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) delayed the implementation of project of providing better-monitored surface parking facilities, now it’s up to the contractors and parking attendants to solve the woes of the residents. SDMC officials have promised a modified and better-monitored surface parking lot to the residents [...] Continue Reading »
The fight between North and South Delhi Municipal Corporation for the ownership of the Civic Centre getting murkier day by day. With the North Corporation demanding property tax from South Corporation against the use of premises at the 28-storey building, the South Corporation is questioning the ownership claims of North Corporation over it. The South [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- The non payment of property tax by the owners has led to various actions by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. Last week, the SDMC resorted to drum beating in front of the tax defaulter‘s houses to embarrass them by announcing their name in public. Drum beating tactic was carried out to embarrass people who hadn’t paid their [...] Continue Reading »
According to South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) owes Rs 746 crore in property tax with topping the list of property tax defaulters. Around 319 properties and 24 sports complexes in the city for which it is liable to pay property taxes. Housing societies such as HUDCO and CPWD are also found liable [...] Continue Reading »
Plans for buildings in the villages of Delhi got approved is set to get easier with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s (SDMC) decision to remove the necessity of producing any ownership proof. This move by the SDMC is expected to benefit lakhs of people living in the village who do not have an identification of [...] Continue Reading »
