With Delhi bracing for summer heat and possible heatwave conditions, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has issued an advisory to all departments. MCD will arrange cool drinking water, cooling facilities, and ORS kits, while rationalising sanitation staff working hours. Ward-level heatwave warnings will also be shared to protect residents and civic workers.
Pravesh Wahi, a BJP councillor from Rohini East, was elected Delhi MCD mayor with 156 votes in Wednesday’s mayoral election. The tally includes support from Indraprastha Vikas Party, highlighting the coalition math inside the electoral college. Monika Pant was named deputy mayor as the race was decided with a 137-vote cut-off from councillors, MLAs, and MPs.
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Pravesh Wahi, a three-time councillor from Rohini E ward, has been elected as Delhi’s new mayor after the BJP’s easy win in the April 29 MCD mayoral election. Reports say his journey began with early ties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, along with schooling at an MCD-run primary school in Old Delhi.
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