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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Business Standard
NHAI raises concerns over MCD's advertising, parking on National Highways
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) raised objections to a string of issues with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), including outdoor advertising on highways and an illegal parking lot, officials said on Tuesday. In a recently held meeting, the central body's concerns were conveyed to the Delhi government, which has MCD's administrative control. "The MCD has been allotting space for advertisements and hoardings alongside national highways, which poses a safety risk to road users. The MCD may promptly remove all such advertisements," NHAI officials said during the meeting. In response, the MCD said, "Outdoor Advertising Policy 2017, approved by the Supreme Court, applies to all of Delhi. The MCD is ready for joint inspection with the NHAI if any issue arises." The MCD further argued that it is allocating space to the advertisers under the Delhi Municipal Act, 1957. "The policy itself contains all measures for traffic safety, including a structural stability certificate." The NHAI stated, "As per the ministry's guidelines, advertisement hoardings are not allowed on national highways. Accordingly, the MCD may remove all the illegal hoardings. Outdoor advertising is a major source of revenue for the corporation." The corporation also started an "illegal parking" near the Gandhi Nagar area in East Delhi, alongside the service lane of the newly constructed Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, the NHAI alleged. "The NHAI has requested the MCD to remove the same (parking lot) several times, but no action has been taken," the highway authority said. However, the corporation responded stating that the parking was permitted after obtaining a no-objection certificate from the traffic police. "There was an illegal parking operation on the stretch. The MCD made it legal by floating the tender and allotted the license to the parking contractor with NOC from the Delhi Traffic Police. Parking is for 29 cars. If NHAI insists, the MCD is ready to cancel it subject to monitoring of NHAI for any illegal operation of parking at the stretch," the corporation said in response. To resolve these issues, the NHAI proposed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the MCD to jointly maintain the parking lot. The MCD expressed willingness to collaborate and conduct joint inspections if needed. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Standing committee vacancies in MCD to be filled on May 22
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to elect the chairman and the deputy chairman for each of its 12 ward committees on May 22. The mayor will appoint the presiding officer for each of the 12 zones. "As per Section 51 read with Section 47 of Delhi Municipal Act, the ward committee shall at its first meeting each year elect one of its members (who is a councillor) as chairman and another member as deputy chairman. The election will be held in accordance with the procedure laid down in DMC Act," stated an MCD notification issued on Friday. While the nomination paper can be filed till May 16, the contestants can withdraw them till the commencement of the election proceedings, it added. The guidelines for the election include all points implemented in the mayoral election, including not carrying phones inside the meeting halls. On May 22, the elections will also be conducted to fill two vacant standing committee positions from South and City Sadar-Paharganj wards. These seats were vacated after AAP councillors Purandeep Sawhney from Chandni Chowk and Prem Chauhan from Ambedkar Nagar won in the Feb assembly election. Another vacant position will be filled on May 21 during a house meeting. The seat in the 18-member standing committee became vacant after Mundka councillor Gajendra Daral won the assembly of the 15 elected members in the committee, BJP now has nine and AAP six members. Once all 18 positions are occupied, MCD will table a notification regarding the panel's formation, possibly on May 26, during a house meeting. Subsequently, a timetable for selecting the standing committee chairperson will be announced, with the electionexpected in the first week of election will be a test for BJP after winning the mayoral and deputy mayoral elections. BJP, with 117 out of the 238 councillors, has the majority in the house, but if AAP and Congress join forces, BJP could face difficulties as their combined numbers reach 121 in the 250-member MCD. Unlike the mayoral and deputy mayoral elections, the selected MLAs and the MPs don't vote in the ward committee elections , and only councillors have the right to vote here. In the ward committee elections, 10 aldermen nominated by lieutenant governor will far, BJP has a majority in seven out of the 12 ward committees and AAP in five.
