Delhiites will be able to travel from east to south and central Delhi in 10 minutes as the proposal of connecting Barapullah elevated road with Mayur Vihar Phase I has been approved on Thursday. Lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung approved the project at a meeting of Unified Traffic and Transport Infrastructure Planning and Engineering Centre. The project will cost around `700 crores. It will start in 2014 and finish in year 2018.

With only few months left for the Assembly elections, the city Congress government is trying its best to garner votes from recently regularised unauthorised colonies. The city government is planning to clear a proposal in the Cabinet to speed up the halted development works in such colonies. Sources said the government is planning to start development work which is visible immediately.

In a bid to counter the anti-incumbency factor and the offensive of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP, the Sheila Dikshit government is planning to flaunt its achievements during 15 years of its regime in the capital.

The city government is likely to add 116 more services under the e-service legal agreement (e-SLA), a time bound service for citizens of Delhi.

Despite strong opposition from environment organisations to cutting down trees for developmental projects, the department concerned claims that projects are important for making Delhi a world-class city and they will help protecting environment in different ways after the completion of work.

After the city government’s subsidy, domestic users of 0-200 slab will have to pay `2.70 per unit and users of 201-400 slab will have to pay `5 per unit, which is lower than the current tariff of `5.50.

Already reeling under price rise, Delhiites will now have to shell out five per cent more for electricity consumption, after the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) hiked the power tariff on Friday. The revised rates will be applicable from August 1, 2013. A new slab of 401-800 units has also been introduced.

The city government is likely to approve the implementation of the Food Security Bill in the national capital in the Cabinet meeting on Monday.

Reeling under severe financial crisis, Delhi government’s power generation company may get a hefty bailout package soon. A senior Delhi government official said that the decision is likely in coming Cabinet meeting. According to officials, Reliance-owned discoms BSES Yamuna Private Limited (BYPL) and BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) have not paid the dues of around `3,200 crores.

With an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections, the city government is planning to enhance the subsidy on power tariff. In the wake of Centre’s decision to allow power companies a hike in power prices, the Delhi government is considering to enhance the subsidy on power tariff till 400 units.