Five highly polluted areas have been identified in Delhi in addition to the existing 13 pollution hotspots in the city, according to the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority.
Lt Governor Anil Baijal today directed officials to significantly augment Delhi's Covid testing capacity by taking measures like "testing on demand", testing at the national capital's border points and at major construction sites to check the spread of COVID-19.
During a meeting of Delhi Disaster Management Authority, the lieutenant governor asked officers to prepare detailed SOPs to introduce 'testing on demand' facility in the city.
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I noticed with some alarm that more than half the people out on morning walks were not wearing masks. Of those who had some face covering, it wasn’t, well, covering the face in many cases.
2 new flyovers at Delhi’s Shastri Park and Seelampur will be opened for public use next week. The project has been completed a month in advance of its original deadline of October. The phase of the project to be completed within the budget of Rs 303 crore has also been implemented at a saving of Rs 53 crore. The government is optimistic that these flyovers will boost the road infrastructure in the capital, particularly in east Delhi.
Delhi reported 2,509 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, its highest single-day spike in two months, government data showed. The new cases of the highly contagious virus have taken the overall infections in the national capital to 1, 79, 569. The last biggest one-day spike was 2,520 cases on July 3.
The accused, while pleading guilty, told the court that they were “remorseful for the acts alleged against them”, and resolved to not indulge in any such act in the future.
