New Delhi: Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi has directed that a Special Intensive Cleanliness Drive be held in all 250 wards of the capital every Tuesday from 9 am to 12 noon, starting on Tuesday, November 24, according to a Mayor’s office press release issued on Saturday.
Modelled on the Yamuna cleanliness campaign, the drive aims to strengthen the city’s sanitation system, completely eliminate Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs) and turn cleanliness into a people’s movement through public participation, the release said. The Mayor called on all public representatives, municipal councillors and MCD officials to take part actively.
The Mayor said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is making continuous efforts to realise the vision of a clean Delhi shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and stressed that all MCD departments, public representatives and officials must work in close coordination to make cleanliness efforts more effective at the grassroots level.
Members of Parliament, MLAs, municipal councillors, the Municipal Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioners of the respective zones and other senior officials will take part in the drive, the release said. At least a two-kilometre stretch will be covered in every ward, with intensive cleaning of roads, lanes, footpaths, public spaces, vacant plots and GVPs. Special attention will go to places where garbage accumulates repeatedly and where sanitation problems persist despite regular cleaning.
The Mayor directed all councillors to inspect the identified GVPs in their wards and review the sanitation arrangements there. Details of the locations where special cleaning is proposed must reach the Mayor’s Office at least two days in advance for monitoring and coordination, he said. Photographs of each location must be taken before and after cleaning and shared on social media and with the Mayor’s Office so that the results of the campaign can be assessed transparently.
Calling accountability a top priority in sanitation management, the Mayor said appropriate action as per rules would be taken against employees found negligent in their duties, while sanitation workers and Safai Sainiks who show exemplary dedication and performance would be encouraged and felicitated.
He also stressed the need to involve local residents, Resident Welfare Associations, social organisations and other community institutions in the campaign. Cleanliness is not merely the responsibility of the Municipal Corporation but a collective responsibility of every citizen, he said.
The Mayor asked all public representatives and officials to give the special campaign the highest priority and ensure active participation every Tuesday during the designated hours. He expressed confidence that public participation, effective monitoring, accountability of officials and the efforts of sanitation workers would bring lasting improvements in Delhi’s sanitation system.
