Overview

• Chief Minister Rekha Gupta introduced the pilot van in Shalimar Bagh, saying it can fix live electricity cables without switching off supply.
• The CM said the Rs 1.5 crore vehicle is the first step toward deploying similar vans in all constituencies, and she claimed it is the first of its kind in the country.
• Work is beginning on underground cabling from the Shalimar Bagh Khosla Grid to the Netaji Subhash Place circuit, according to the CM.
• More than 44,000 new street lights will be installed across Delhi to improve lighting and security, the CM said.
• The CM said the central government is preparing a DPR for a Rs 5,000 crore road near Munak Canal and that financial assistance has been provided to families of victims of the recent canal accident.