Dikshit takes stock of Delhi’s electricity situation

September 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday decided to undertake surprise check of the national capital's roads on a daily basis to ensure they are properly maintained. She directed the Public Works Department (PWD) and civic authorities to gear up and make all roads under their jurisdiction smooth as per well-defined standards in view of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG).

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday issued an advisory proposing a 20 percent salary cut for state ministers and legislators. "I call for 20 percent salary cuts of all Delhi ministers and legislative members as an effort to save money," Dikshit told reporters here.

August 30th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Electricity remains to be a distant dream for the residents of Gurez valley of Jammu and Kashmir despite ample water resources existing in the region. Consequently, diesel run generators have been sole means of power, a situation that has prevailed and prolonged in the region for decades.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday told city's main power distributor to improve power situation within 15 days, and submit a detailed action plan to meet the crisis by Wednesday. Dikshit held a meeting with city's legislators and officials of discom Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (BSES), main power distributor of the city, and warned them that they would have to improve the power situation within 15 days.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit demanded a detailed action plan to overcome the city's power woes Tuesday, the day that the capital's power demand peaked to a new high and residents took to the streets to protest the acute water and electricity shortages. Dikshit had called for a meeting with power distribution companies and legislators to address the crisis and work out remedial measures.

June 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Facing strong criticism for the power crisis in the capital right during the peak of summer, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday promised the city the situation will improve in a few days and sternly asked the power distribution companies to improve their response time. Now we will get 150 MW from the central power grid as a relief.

June 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Enraged residents of Delhi continued their protest against one of the worst power crises to hit the national capital, coercing Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday to call a high-level meeting with power providers to discuss the problem. The meeting at Dikshit's residence would be attended by senior officials of the state power department and the private power companies like BSES and North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL).

June 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The national capital, which is facing its worst power outages in recent times, with mercury breaching the 40 degrees Celsius mark everyday, was on Sunday assured of relief in a couple of days by Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit. A meeting of top officials was held by Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit on Sunday to find ways to resolve the power crisis in the city, "Firstly central government has given us 150 MW extra power from its central pool.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday warned people in the national capital of possible water and power shortages in the coming days, following delay in monsoon. "We are asking people to conserve water and power.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Frequent and long power cuts and water shortage, combined with the escalating mercury levels, left the capital's residents praying for respite Thursday while Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit warned of tough times ahead. While the temperature rose to a merciless 42.2 degrees Celsius Thursday, many parts of the city reeled in darkness thanks to long and frequent power cuts.

June 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Wednesday advised people in the capital, who are battling power cuts amid sweltering heat, to use electricity judiciously and avoid "any future shortage which may happen because of uncertainty of the monsoon". Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit held a meeting to review present power situation in Delhi, which was attended by power secretary and tops officials of power distribution companies (Discoms) - the BSES and the New Delhi Power Ltd (NDPL).

June 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi's Finance Minister A.K. Walia Monday presented a 'thank you' budget to people for voting the Congress to power for the third consecutive term in the state, retaining the tax structure unchanged, except on tobacco products, and unveiling several new infrastructure projects ahead of Commonwealth Games 2010.

May 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit voted in the Lok Sabha elections Thursday and urged everyone 'to go out and vote' too. The chief minister, one of the most successful Congress politicians, came to the Nirman Bhawan polling station in the heart of the city along with party president Sonia Gandhi.

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January 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government will be enforcing the National Security Act to bring normalcy in fuel and food supplies, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Friday after an urgent cabinet meeting to discuss the worsening situation in the national capital following a strike by oil company officers and truckers. Senior officers of Delhi Police and oil companies also attended the meeting.