Manipur violence live: Army sounds alert over fake videos.Live: India reports 3,962 newCovid cases, active caseload stands at 36,244.We will also clean each and every drain of Loni.” “If we win, our first task will be to solve the waterlogging problem. Mukhiya claimed for the last 10 years, the husband-wife won the seat from the BJP but did nothing to improve Loni’s infrastructure or solve its civic problems. AAP has given a ticket to Anita Kasana for the chairperson’s post. The BSP has put up a minority candidate, Mehreen Mukhiya, and expects to give a tough fight to BJP. Of the 5.2 lakh voters in the nagar palika, 1.9 lakh are Muslims. Caste may also play a key factor in the May 11 polls. People complained about the lack of enthusiasm among the authorities to check polluters. Toxic gases emitted by the illegal factories dotting Loni make the air quality poor and residents very sick. Monsoon makes matters worse,” Kanishk Saxena, a resident of the area, said. It takes over an hour to cross the 500m stretch from Bhopura to Loni. “Roads near the phase-2 area of Loni are in pathetic condition. Residents of Bhart City, meanwhile, complained about the poor condition of the road between Bhopura and Loni through Wazirabad. The work will start after the ULB elections,” he said. The government has approved the project and allocated a budget of Rs 500 crore. “Some time ago, Jal Nigam had sent a DPR to solve the drainage problem to the state government. “Nearly 50% of people have to purchase water for cooking, drinking and other basic uses.” Shailendra Singh, the executive officer of Loni Nagar Palika Parishad, told TOI there are 13 overhead tanks and 71 tube wells to provide sufficient water to the residents of Loni. Rashmi Singh, another resident, said the civic body failed to supply Ganga water to the localities. Ganga water supply, too, hits a raw nerve.
Wastewater enters our houses too,” he said. But what did they do for ushering in ‘ache din’ for Loni? Every monsoon we are surrounded by clogged drains spilling sewage onto roads and slushy roads. The party was voted to power in the nagar palika as well. “It is a double-engine government - BJP at the Centre and state. Sumit Gurjar (48), who voted for the BJP in 20, said he had hoped that the party would usher in some positive changes. The BJP has named Pushpa Satpal Pradhan for the seat. Ahead of the 2022 assembly election, however, they fell out with the party and eventually, they both joined the RLD and Ranjeeta was named its candidate for the chairperson’s seat. Do you see any fruitful civic work? Many people whom I know are thinking of boycotting the ULB elections this time.” Outgoing chairperson Ranjeeta Dhama had taken over the charge of the Nagar Palika Parishad from her husband Manoj Dhama, who held the post between 20. “For the past 10 years, the same party and the same family have been in charge of the Nagar Palika Parishad. Shiv Kumar, a resident of DLF Ankur Vihar, says politicians remember Loni only before elections. In its two main urban pockets - DLF Ankur Vihar and DLF Ved Vihar - overflowing sewers and squatters are an eyesore, residents say.
Situated on the outskirts of North Delhi, over 80% of the densely populated nagar palika is rural. GHAZIABAD: A pollution hotspot, Loni’s civic problems are many: broken roads, waterlogging, poor drainage and clogged sewers.
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