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Delhi traders to continue stir on sealing issue

New Delhi : Demanding status quo ante, traders of Delhi will continue their agitation against the municipal corporations sealing and demolition drive, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said today after organising a meeting on the issue. A unanimous resolution passed at the meeting -- called in the wake of the enactment of The Delhi Laws (Special Provision) Bill, 2006 -- demanded that the Centre and the Delhi Government immediately restore the electricity and water connections disconnected during the drive. The MCD should de-seal the sealed establishments in order to restore normal trading activities in Delhi, CAIT said. A traders delegation

Minimal load-shedding in Delhi as power consumption dips

New Delhi : The national capital got some respite from the tormenting power outages today as there was negligible loadshedding in the city due to a sharp decrease in electricity demand. Reeling under a severe electricity shortage, resulting in power cuts and blackouts for the last several days, residents of the city heaved a sigh of relief as there was only 18 mw loadshedding throughout the day. There was a significant dip in power demand in the city because offices were closed today due to Sunday, a transco official said. The peak power demand was 3059 mw today as compared

Delhi signs up for Tehri, NTPC power

In a move that is likely to ease Delhis power woes, the state government today signed agreements to purchase 1,031 Mw power from the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation and NTPC. According to agreements between the Delhi Transco Ltd and the power generating companies, THDC will supply 600 Mw and NTPC will supply 431 Mw. In the next three to four months, Delhi will start getting around 100 Mw from the Tehri project, while NTPC will provide around 30 Mw, which will help the state meet peak demand during the summer months. The full capacity of 1031Mw supply

Delhi traders meet Kalam, seek intervention in demolition drive

A delegation of Delhi traders met President A P J Abdul Kalam today and sought his intervention in the ongoing demolition drive against illegal constructions in the capital. They claimed that the business community was neither a petitioner nor respondent in the public interest litigation against illegal constructions in the capital. "The Supreme Court order to shutdown business premises by June 30, 2006 hits traders who have not been even called for a hearing. It deprives us our livelihood and snatches natural justice," Confederation of All India Traders secretary general Praveen Khandelwal told reporters at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. "The President

Delhi faces worst power shortage: Shinde

NEW DELHI: National capital Delhi is facing its worst power shortage with a 4.4 per cent peak demand deficit, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told Parliament on Friday. Delhi faced an energy shortfall of 4.2 per cent and peak deficit of 4.4 per cent in April. Peak shortage in 2005-06 was 3.3 per cent, 1.9 per cent in 2004-05 and 3 per cent in 2003-04, he said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here.