Delhi Notes

New sub-stationDelhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma inaugurated a 66KV grid sub-station in Sector-23, Rohini. Speaking on this occasion, t...

New sub-station
Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma inaugurated a 66KV grid sub-station in Sector-23, Rohini. Speaking on this occasion, the chief minister promised that the voltage situation will improve in the DDA complex and in the adjoining rural areas. He also appealed to the residents to conserve electricity and help in curbing theft of power. Two transformers of 20 MVA each have been installed in this sub-station. The approximate cost of the sub-station in above Rs 7 crore.

Free camp
A free heart check-up camp will be organised in the Capital on May 31 from 9 a.m. at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib. It is being jointly organised by the Heart Care Foundation of India and the Guru Nanak Foundation in collaboration with Mool Chand Hospital. Over 20 doctors and para-medicos will examine the patients for any heart disorders.

Freight hike deplored
The Indian Newspaper Society INS has expressed shock at the proposed hike in freight rates for magazines by 20 per cent. The announcement was made by Nitish Kumar, Union Minister for Railways, while introducing the Railway Budget for 1998-99. In a statement issued on Friday, the INS president, Vijay Darda, has stated that the proposed hike must be withdrawn immediately.

New Consumer Forum
Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma inaugurated the sixth district consumer forum at Kasturba Gandhi Marg barracks in New Delhi on Friday. The function was presided over by Delhi Minister for Consumer Affairs Purnima Sethi. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that three more district fora would be set up in the central, east and south-west districts.

The attempt is to set up district fora in all the nine districts. Purnima Sethi said that stern action will be taken against the house-builders for committing irregularities in consumer affairs through these fora.

Govt decision on disabled welcomed
The All India Confederation of the Blind AICB has welcomed the recent government decision to double the salary of those working for the disabled in the voluntary sector. This decision would benefit 25,000 people working in about 2,000 voluntary organisations for the disabled, an AICB official said here on Saturday.

But even this revision has a number of anomalies as the Union Welfare ministry had designated remuneration payable to employees working for NGOs as 8220;honorarium8221; and not salaries, the AICB press release stated.

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Moreover, it prescribed higher honorarium for a sweeper vis-a-vis a qualified music teacher, the release added.