NEW DELHI, 12 March (H.S.): The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has set an ambitious

goal of achieving complete solar energy utilization by 2026, alongside the

provision of 9,000 new water connections across 34 JJ clusters within the next

6 months. Additionally, the council is focused on the installation of these new

connections within the specified timeframe.

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) held its inaugural

council meeting following the Delhi Assembly elections. The meeting

concentrated on significant civic initiatives, which include an ambitious goal

of achieving complete solar energy adoption by 2026 and the provision of 9,000

new water connections across 34 JJ clusters within the next six months, thereby

benefiting 47,000 residents.

During a press conference, Kuljeet Singh Chahal, the Vice

Chairman of NDMC, declared that the municipal authority would match the

subsidies provided by the central government to promote the adoption of solar

energy. In the near future, solar panels will be installed on every

rooftop within the NDMC jurisdiction, with a conclusive decision anticipated in

the upcoming council meeting. Our objective is to achieve self-sustainability

for NDMC by the year 2026, stated Chahal.

The municipal authority intends to establish 9,000 new

connections within a six-month timeframe, as part of its comprehensive

initiative to upgrade civic infrastructure and enhance the quality of life for

residents within its jurisdiction, he stated. As per an official announcement

from the NDMC, the meeting was initially chaired by New Delhi MP Bansuri

Swaraj, who administered the Oath to three newly appointed members: New Delhi

MLA and Delhi minister Parvesh Verma, Delhi Cantonment MLA Virender Singh

Kadian, and Ravi Kumar Arora, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Housing

and Urban Affairs.

The municipal council consists of a chairman, both official

and unofficial members, as well as elected representatives. Non-elected members

are nominated by the Ministry of Home Affairs for terms lasting five years. The

elected representatives include the Member of Parliament for New Delhi, the

Member of the Legislative Assembly for New Delhi, and the Member of the

Legislative Assembly for Delhi Cantonment. After the ceremony, Verma led the

council meeting, which was attended by Swaraj, NDMC Chairperson Keshav Chandra,

Vice Chairperson Chahal, and other council members, including Anil Valmiki,

Sarita Tomar, Dinesh Pratap Singh, and Ravi Kumar Arora.

A range of essential initiatives focused on enhancing civic

infrastructure and services were deliberated and sanctioned, in accordance with

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aspiration for a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by the year

2047, as stated in the announcement.

Hindusthan Samachar / Meenakshi Bhattacharya