New Delhi: Residents of Mukhmelpur village received a road improvement on Wednesday as Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi inaugurated a road and appealed to households to separate wet and dry waste to reduce the load on landfill sites.
Speaking at the inauguration on October 21, Wahi said cleanliness needed to become a daily habit and called for public cooperation in keeping Delhi clean and green.
He urged residents to put wet waste in green bins and dry waste in blue bins, saying small changes at the household level could help prevent waste from reaching landfills.
The Mayor said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi was undertaking development works to improve civic facilities. He said the Delhi government had provided funds for development since Chief Minister Rekha Gupta assumed office.
Wahi also said the height of Delhi’s garbage mountains had fallen to less than half with the state government’s support and expressed confidence that they would be eliminated soon. These were the Mayor’s statements at the event.
Dr U.K. Chaudhary, BJP district president for the North-East area; nominated MCD member Rajpal Rana; North Zone Deputy Commissioner Shweta Nagarkoti; local residents and corporation officials attended.
According to the Mayor’s office, residents welcomed the road inauguration and appreciated the efforts towards the village’s development.
