Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta addressing a gathering at Shalimar Bagh on September 13, 2025.
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday (September 13, 2025) launched a ₹1.5-crore “hotline maintenance van” as part of a pilot project to ensure uninterrupted power in her Shalimar Bagh constituency during electricity maintenance works.
Similar vehicles will be made available in every Assembly constituency as part of the larger project, said the CM, without sharing more details. She added that the work of installing LEDs in 44,000 streetlights across Delhi is progressing at a fast pace, and the Capital “will be seen glittering before Deepavali”.
State-of-the-art system
“Congratulations to the residents of Shalimar Bagh Assembly Constituency. Today, our area has received the gift of a hotline maintenance van under a pilot project. This state-of-the-art van will repair electricity wires without cutting off the power supply,” Ms. Gupta said in a post on X.
“Water, electricity, roads, education, and cleanliness — development in all these areas is our top priority. With the cooperation and trust of the public, we will realise the resolution of developed Delhi, developed India,” said the Chief Minister after inaugurating several civic amenities in Shalimar Bagh.
Besides, she laid a foundation stone of a yoga centre in the CA Block of Shalimar Bagh and assured that the construction work of the centre will begin before Navratri.
She said that Munak Canal is a lifeline to the city, passes through the area, and the Delhi government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding to take the onus of maintaining the canal. “The government will barricade the canal on both sides, and proper ghats will be prepared for Chhath Puja,” she said.
Ms. Gupta further announced the establishment of a new PM Shri School in Haiderpur, to be built on about 5,000 yards of land. Additionally, a new community hall has been sanctioned in the area.
To further strengthen the infrastructure in the Shalimar Bagh area, the Chief Minister inaugurated new underground reservoirs, new tube wells, and online booster pumps in CA Block and BW Block of Shalimar Bagh at a cost of approximately ₹65 lakh.
PM’s birthday celebrations
Ms. Gupta also reviewed preparations for the September 17 event, where Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate 15 projects at a function at Thyagaraj Stadium to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday celebrations.
Published – September 14, 2025 04:44 am IST
