No Slum To Be Removed Without Providing Permanent Housing: Delhi CM Tells Official

Rekha Gupta also warned those spreading ruours saying that strict action, including FIRs, will be taken against those spreading rumours.

Rekha Gupta holds a high-level meeting on illegal construction.

Source : IANS

Amid the ongoing drive against the illegal construction in Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that no slum will be removed in the capital without providing permanent housing. 

The Delhi CM also said that street vendors with valid PM SVANidhi documents will not be evicted. The high-level meeting comes at a time when the Delhi government has launched an eviction drive against illegal constructions.

Meanwhile, Gupta also warned those spreading ruours saying that strict action, including FIRs, will be taken against those spreading rumours.

Earlier in the day, Rekha Gupta also ruled out the reintroduction of the Odd-Even scheme, saying it had caused inconvenience to the public.    

During a press conference held on Tuesday to unveil the 2025-26 pollution action plan, Gupta, while responding to a media query, said, "What if a family has only one vehicle at home?" and added that policy decisions must reflect the needs and realities of Delhi's citizens.

The Odd-Even scheme, first introduced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) under the then chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, was implemented twice in 2016 -- from January 1 to 15 and again from April 15 to 30.

When the BJP came to power in the national capital after more than 26 years, it made it clear in its first pollution action plan that measures causing inconvenience to the public, such as the Odd-Even scheme, would not be implemented.

The Delhi government also unveiled a comprehensive anti-pollution action plan titled 'Shuddh Hawa Sabka Adhikar - Pradushan Par Zordar Prahar', outlining a roadmap to tackle air pollution in the national capital through green initiatives, electric mobility expansion, traffic reforms and scientific innovation.