Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The 2006 Delhi sealing drive was a campaign by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to close (and thus \"seal\" the locks of) a number of illegal commercial establishments in Delhi, India which are running in residential areas without authorization. The drive witnessed considerable opposition from trading bodies in the city which led to the death of four people in September 2006. It ran until early 2007.As of today, the Supreme Court of India has suspended the drive. The new plan envisions a mixed land use policy by which commercial and residential use can be simultaneous. However, the sealing drive in Delhi is very much in progress. Shops and establishments which were registered by Municipal Corporation of Delhi under 24 specified categories were made to pay various charges though most of them have commercial electricity meters and some have approved commercial water meters. Almost all the shops had VAT registration and the owners were paying income tax through income from these shops. So all the shops which are running from residential areas and were not found on notified roads are being forcibly shut down."@en }
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- 2006_Delhi_sealing_drive abstract "The 2006 Delhi sealing drive was a campaign by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to close (and thus \"seal\" the locks of) a number of illegal commercial establishments in Delhi, India which are running in residential areas without authorization. The drive witnessed considerable opposition from trading bodies in the city which led to the death of four people in September 2006. It ran until early 2007.As of today, the Supreme Court of India has suspended the drive. The new plan envisions a mixed land use policy by which commercial and residential use can be simultaneous. However, the sealing drive in Delhi is very much in progress. Shops and establishments which were registered by Municipal Corporation of Delhi under 24 specified categories were made to pay various charges though most of them have commercial electricity meters and some have approved commercial water meters. Almost all the shops had VAT registration and the owners were paying income tax through income from these shops. So all the shops which are running from residential areas and were not found on notified roads are being forcibly shut down.".