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Economic Times
12 hours ago
- Business
- Economic Times
DDA, key agency for approving Delhi buildings, gets first fire safety NOC for Vikas Minar after two decades
Synopsis After over two decades of fire safety lapses, the Delhi Development Authority's Vikas Minar secured a fire NOC on August 6, valid for three years, contingent on maintaining safety standards. Previously, repeated inspections revealed serious deficiencies, including unsealed electrical shafts and non-functional fire detectors. Separately, DDA's INA Colony office also received fire clearance after six years, subject to specific conditions. Agencies DDA Vikas Minar The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has secured a fire no-objection certificate (NOC) for its central office building, Vikas Minar, for the first time since 2001. The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) issued the clearance on August 6, stating that the premises meet fire safety norms and are fit for business occupancy for three years, subject to safety conditions, a TOI report over 20 years, the DDA's Vikas Minar faced repeated refusals to renew its fire safety certificate. Each inspection found serious deficiencies, preventing the renewal. The most recent denial came in April 2025, when DFS noted that problems highlighted in 2022 remained unaddressed. According to the NOC letter, "It is certified that Vikas Minar DDA building in ITO—comprising a basement, ground, and 22 upper floors—was earlier granted NOC by the department in Jan 2001. Now, the premises were re-inspected by the officers concerned of this department on July 23 in the presence of fire consultants and executive engineers. It was found that the said building is deemed to have complied with the fire prevention and fire safety requirements in accordance with Rule 33 of the Delhi Fire Services Rules, 2010, and the premises are fit for business occupancy with effect from Aug 6 for a period of three years, in accordance with Rule 36."The DFS made it clear that the NOC is conditional. "Any loss of life or property due to non-functional fire safety measures shall be the responsibility of the management, and any deviation in the construction shall be verified by the concerned building sanctioning authority," the department Minar, constructed in 1976, was the first building in Delhi taller than the Qutub Minar. It houses offices of several DDA departments. In June 2022, DFS found significant safety issues during inspection. These included unsealed electrical shafts, non-working fire detectors on some floors, insufficient sprinkler coverage, and staircases and lift lobbies cluttered with furniture and storage. These shortcomings were formally reported to the then DDA commissioner-cum-secretary. Locals had pointed out the irony of DDA, the main housing authority for the city, not having a valid fire safety certificate for its own busy DDA's headquarters in INA Colony, South Delhi, received a fire NOC on July 7 after six years without clearance. The certificate, valid for three years, covers blocks A, B, and D, with conditions including removal of basement encroachments within three months or risk of certificate revocation. The INA Colony office blocks share a common basement, with varying floor heights across the blocks.
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
DDA, key agency for approving Delhi buildings, gets first fire safety NOC for Vikas Minar after two decades
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Long delay due to unresolved safety issues Conditional clearance and management responsibility History and previous inspection findings Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Fire clearance for DDA's INA Colony office The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has secured a fire no-objection certificate (NOC) for its central office building, Vikas Minar , for the first time since 2001. The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) issued the clearance on August 6, stating that the premises meet fire safety norms and are fit for business occupancy for three years, subject to safety conditions, a TOI report over 20 years, the DDA's Vikas Minar faced repeated refusals to renew its fire safety certificate. Each inspection found serious deficiencies, preventing the renewal. The most recent denial came in April 2025, when DFS noted that problems highlighted in 2022 remained to the NOC letter, "It is certified that Vikas Minar DDA building in ITO—comprising a basement, ground, and 22 upper floors—was earlier granted NOC by the department in Jan 2001. Now, the premises were re-inspected by the officers concerned of this department on July 23 in the presence of fire consultants and executive engineers. It was found that the said building is deemed to have complied with the fire prevention and fire safety requirements in accordance with Rule 33 of the Delhi Fire Services Rules, 2010, and the premises are fit for business occupancy with effect from Aug 6 for a period of three years, in accordance with Rule 36."The DFS made it clear that the NOC is conditional. "Any loss of life or property due to non-functional fire safety measures shall be the responsibility of the management, and any deviation in the construction shall be verified by the concerned building sanctioning authority," the department Minar, constructed in 1976, was the first building in Delhi taller than the Qutub Minar. It houses offices of several DDA departments. In June 2022, DFS found significant safety issues during inspection. These included unsealed electrical shafts, non-working fire detectors on some floors, insufficient sprinkler coverage, and staircases and lift lobbies cluttered with furniture and storage. These shortcomings were formally reported to the then DDA had pointed out the irony of DDA, the main housing authority for the city, not having a valid fire safety certificate for its own busy DDA's headquarters in INA Colony, South Delhi, received a fire NOC on July 7 after six years without clearance. The certificate, valid for three years, covers blocks A, B, and D, with conditions including removal of basement encroachments within three months or risk of certificate revocation. The INA Colony office blocks share a common basement, with varying floor heights across the blocks.
North Wales Chronicle
12 hours ago
- Business
- North Wales Chronicle
Millions of Tesco shoppers can earn £50 free Clubcard points
This comes through the supermarket giant's "Clubcard Challenges" scheme for customers. The latest round runs from August 11 to September 21, giving contestants just over a month to attempt their targets. One person on Facebook said: "So far I've done really well off these I'm aiming to save for our eurocamp holiday next May to pay for the camp with just points. It's currently £350 for the week so I only need £50 of more points to get there. Tesco clubcard prices have achieved the ridiculousness of the DFS 'sale' prices 🙄 "All done since Christmas it's been great." According to BirminghamLive, another commented: "Thanks…challenges selected. The last round was my best one as its stuff I would normally buy. "Previously not so great. This one looks promising too." The products you receive each week in Your Clubcard Prices are personalised to you based on your shopping habits, using your Tesco Clubcard. If you use a Clubcard linked to someone else's account, then Your Clubcard Prices are still personalised to you and your shopping habits. You can check what products are discounted for you within the Tesco app. For Clubcard Challenges, Tesco is working with EagleAI to deliver hyper-personalisation through its analytics capability. Recommended reading: Speaking previously, Lizzie Reynolds, Group Membership and Loyalty Director at Tesco said: 'We are constantly looking for ways to make Clubcard work harder for our customers. "With Clubcard Prices on around 8,000 products, it is saving customers up to £360 off the annual cost of their groceries. "Personalisation is about using what we know about customers to make their experience better and our rewards more helpful and we're very excited to see how our customers respond to Clubcard Challenges.'
South Wales Guardian
13 hours ago
- Business
- South Wales Guardian
Millions of Tesco shoppers can earn £50 free Clubcard points
This comes through the supermarket giant's "Clubcard Challenges" scheme for customers. The latest round runs from August 11 to September 21, giving contestants just over a month to attempt their targets. One person on Facebook said: "So far I've done really well off these I'm aiming to save for our eurocamp holiday next May to pay for the camp with just points. It's currently £350 for the week so I only need £50 of more points to get there. Tesco clubcard prices have achieved the ridiculousness of the DFS 'sale' prices 🙄 "All done since Christmas it's been great." According to BirminghamLive, another commented: "Thanks…challenges selected. The last round was my best one as its stuff I would normally buy. "Previously not so great. This one looks promising too." The products you receive each week in Your Clubcard Prices are personalised to you based on your shopping habits, using your Tesco Clubcard. If you use a Clubcard linked to someone else's account, then Your Clubcard Prices are still personalised to you and your shopping habits. You can check what products are discounted for you within the Tesco app. For Clubcard Challenges, Tesco is working with EagleAI to deliver hyper-personalisation through its analytics capability. Recommended reading: Speaking previously, Lizzie Reynolds, Group Membership and Loyalty Director at Tesco said: 'We are constantly looking for ways to make Clubcard work harder for our customers. "With Clubcard Prices on around 8,000 products, it is saving customers up to £360 off the annual cost of their groceries. "Personalisation is about using what we know about customers to make their experience better and our rewards more helpful and we're very excited to see how our customers respond to Clubcard Challenges.'
The Australian
19 hours ago
- Business
- The Australian
Little MacKenzie delivers growth potential for GPR
Trenching at Geopacific's flagship Woodlark project reveals intersections up to 16.6g/t gold A 30,000m drilling program is underway targeting under explored southwest corner of the Woodlark King mining centre Strong results support completion of DFS by year-end, enhancing the project's production outlook Special report: Geopacific Resources' latest surface trenching results confirm more growth potential at the 1.67Moz Woodlark Project, with high-grade gold discovered at the Little MacKenzie prospect and a significant 30,000m drill campaign underway. The latest trenching campaign has significantly extended known surface mineralisation in the area, with standout gold intersections over a 1km strike including 6m at 6.24g/t of gold, 2m at 16.6g/t gold and 10m at 4.33g/t gold. These results build on Geopacific Resources (ASX:GPR) previous surface auger sampling in the same areas, which revealed multiple zones grading over 1g/t gold and peak assays up to a jaw-dropping 63.6g/t. These highlight the PNG project's significant exploration upside as the company works towards completion of its definitive feasibility study by the end of this year. The trenching is part of an ongoing program of field mapping and sampling activities at the under-explored southwest corner of the project within the Woodlark King mining centre. This already contains 1.97Mt at 1.04g/t gold for 66,000oz inferred at Wayai Creek, and 5.26Mt at 0.85g/t for 142,000oz gold inferred and indicated at Woodlark King. CEO James Fox said: 'These trenching results confirm the strong prospectivity of the broader Woodlark King area, with the high-grade auger results and extensive surface anomalies extending known mineralisation over an approximate 1km north-south strike extent." 'A second diamond rig has now arrived on site to complement the existing diamond and RC rigs, along with additional earthmoving equipment to assist with road and pad construction. 'The Little MacKenzie and Wayai Creek targets are shaping up as compelling additions to our pipeline. With a major 30,000 metre drill program well underway, we are excited by the potential to build on our 1.67Moz resource base.' Drilling to DFS First assays for the 30,000m drill drive are expected later this month. GPR is targeting new discoveries and resource extensions, including Woodlark's potential to host a porphyry-style mineralisation, as well as geotechnical data for the DFS. An independent study by porphyry specialist Dr Bruce Rohrlach outlined 14 porphyry-style targets, with three high-priority zones set for future testing. Porphyry deposits are a major source of gold, copper and silver, which means these targets have the potential to substantially add to the mineral endowment of the district. So far, Geopacific has completed 43 mainly RC pre-collars for 3,139 m, with diamond drilling at key locations such as the plant site and Kulumadau, and RC drilling at Busai (Federation and Vulcan), Kamwak, and Boscalo North. A second diamond rig is now on site to accelerate drilling at the Great Northern deposit. Meanwhile the DFS is on track for release late in Q4 2025 for the project, with key licences already in place. Ahead of the scheduled DFS, mid-tier gold miner St Barbara (ASX:SBM) is set to become a 14.4% strategic shareholder in GPR via a share swap with Patronus Resources (ASX: PTN). This will bring significant local operating expertise to Geopacific's register, subject to Patronus shareholder approval at a general meeting on August 20, as St Barbara operates the Simberi mine in PNG. Pic: Geopacific Resources This article was developed in collaboration with Geopacific Resources, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing. This article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions.
