Free Wi-Fi in NDMC public toilets soon

January 6, 2016

New Delhi, Jan 6: Smart public toilets equipped with rooftop solar panels, Wi-Fi, ATM, vending machines and water ATM facilities will soon be launched by the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).

wifiThe first toilet under the pilot project with new design will be launched on Rafi Marg near Parliament, said NDMC chairperson Naresh Kumar.

The green, VIP area serviced by the New Delhi Municipal Council is also the most frequented by foreign tourists and the modern toilet would help it get closer to its aspiration of showcasing itself as a “Smart City”.

An official said the design of the Wi-Fi equipped toilet was selected after a public competition among architects and urban planners.

The civic agency aspires to convert public toilets into public amenities centre. There are already 190 public toilet utilities available in NDMC areas spread over 43 sq km with a population of about 2.5 lakh as per 2011 census.

Naresh Kumar said while inviting proposals in the competition, the participants were told that the design should gel with monuments and heritage buildings in the area including India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament, Supreme Court, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar and bungalows designed by British architect Edwin Lutyens before Independence. He said 12 participants submitted their innovative design and ideas for the public toilet and the first prize carried a purse of Rs 1 lakh and the second prize, Rs 50,000. The first prize went to IndiGer Team.

The NDMC area is also being assessed for cleanliness as part of a competition among 75 cities under the Swachh Bharat Mission of the Central government.

Kumar interacted with the Ranking Survey Team and briefed its members about actions taken for good sanitation along with provision of public toilet units. He also shared the civic agency’s vision for making the NDMC area a Smart City by ramping up services in the field of providing civic amenities such as cleanliness, water supply, electricity, roads, sewers and e-governance.

The Ranking Survey Team also interacted with the senior officers of Public Health, Horticulture and Civil Engineering Departments of NDMC, a statement said.

The council will also showcase before the team its activities under the Swachh Bharat Mission.

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New Delhi, Mar 24: The total number of active COVID-19 cases reported so far in the country stands at 446 while the number of people who have been cured or discharged stands at 36, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Nine people have died from the disease while one case has migrated, the Ministry further informed.
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February 16,2020

Varanasi, Feb 16: Amidst continuing protests against the amended citizenship law, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government stood by the decision despite all pressure.

"Be it the decision on Article 370 or the Citizenship Amendment Act, it was necessary in the interest of the country. Despite pressure, we stand by our decision and will remain so," he said.

Modi was addressing a public meeting in his Lok Sabha constituency.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also asserted that the trust set up for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will work "rapidly".

"A trust has been formed for construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. This trust will work rapidly," he said at a public meeting during his day-long visit to his Lok Sabha constituency.

The government had recently set up the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra on the Supreme Court's directive to the Union government to form a trust that can look into the construction and management of the temple.

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June 19,2020

Kota, Jun 19: In a shocking incident, a COVID-19 patient in Rajasthan's Kota district died after his family disconnected the ventilator to plug in the air cooler to combat the scorching heat.

The incident happened on June 15 in the Maharao Bhimsingh Hospital (MBS) hospital.

A committee was formed soon after the death was reported, which will submit its report on Friday at 4 p.m., hospital Medical Superintendent Naveen Saxena told media persons.

He said, "We have set up the committee to investigate the incident based on the primary information. The committee includes deputy superintendent of the hospital, nursing superintendent and CMO. We will look into the matter and then shall explore further action for a need to go to the police."

The family members of the COVID-19 patient, who came to meet him in the MBS hospital unplugged the ventilator and had put on the cooler switch which they had brought from outside. The ventilator worked for some time on the battery but later it collapsed and the patient turned critical.

The doctors were reported of the patient's critical condition who came rushing and did all they could do to save his life, but the result was unfavourable and the patient died.

The doctors were reported of the patient's critical condition who came rushing and did all they could do to save his life, but the result was unfavourable and the patient died.

The relatives, on the other hand, attacked the resident doctors after the patient died.

Doctor Varun, on duty, submitted a written complaint to the officials, alleging that the patients' relatives misbehaved with the staff. Other resident doctors also supported him and boycotted work very briefly, but then later resumed work.

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