North Delhi civic body proposes to demolish abandoned dhalaos
The Hindu
They will be handed over to RWAs, NGOs who will use the space for public services
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has proposed to demolish the abandoned dhalaos under its jurisdiction and hand them over to Resident Welfare Associations and NGOs who will utilise the space for public services. A decision in this regard was taken at the standing committee meeting on Wednesday.
“Plenty of dhalaos have shut because they have been replaced by fixed compactor transfer stations (FCTS). This move has been taken for NGOs or any organisation that works for the public benefit to convert and maintain the space for a period of five years. We will not charge them anything,” Jogi Ram Jain, chairman of the standing committee, said. Mr. Jain also said that the space can be converted into public libraries or community kitchens.