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CM announces free septic tank cleaning service Residents will soon be able to call a helpline number; 80 trucks to be procured by DJB, says Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- wal on Friday announced the ‘Mukhyamantri Septic Tank Safai Yojana’, which will al- low Delhiites to avail of free septic tank cleaning service through a call on a helpline number. During a press conference at the Delhi Secretariat, the Chief Minister said the scheme would see the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) deploy 80 trucks along with trained staff to ensure the cleaning and maintenance of septic tanks across the city. The Chief Minister said the initiative would fulfi the three­fold objective of col- lecting the waste from septic tanks, ensuring safe disposal of the waste in Sewage Treat- ment Plants (STPs) of the go- vernment, and deploy trained staffwith all the safe- ty equipment. The scheme will also en- sure the safety of sanitation workers and proper septic waste mana

Brazil's prez Bolsonaro to be chief guest for R-Day Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro will be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebra- tions in January. The Brazilian President acce- pted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invita- tion which was extended during their bilateral meeting in Brasilia on Wednesday afternoon. Mr Modi is in Brazil for the Brics summit. After another bilateral meeting between Mr Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin there, it was also officially con- firmed that Mr Modi will visit Russia in May next year to participate in the 75th anniversary celebra- tions marking the victory of Russia (then the Soviet Union) and the Alliesover Nazi Germany in 1945 in the Second World War. In a statement, the external affairs ministry said: “Prime Minister PM Narendra Modi with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa (from left), Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazil’s Presid