New Delhi: Delhi Municipal Corporation Commissioner inspected the Kalkaji weekly market ahead of the festive season and directed officials to address encroachments, traffic congestion and sanitation issues.
Residents told the commissioner that encroachments on roads and footpaths, along with irregular vehicle parking, were causing traffic jams. The commissioner sought details from South-East Zone Deputy Commissioner Chimla Shiva Gopal Reddy about problems linked to the weekly market and steps being taken to address them.
He inspected tehbazari shops and instructed officials to maintain cleanliness and ensure proper waste disposal. He asked departments to coordinate so visitors face no inconvenience during Karwa Chauth, Dhanteras, Diwali and Chhath.
The commissioner also inspected a recently built fixed compactor transfer station (FCTS) near K-Block and directed officials to develop the adjoining vacant plot as a park.
Councillor Yogita Singh, Deputy Commissioner Chimla Shiva Gopal Reddy, senior MCD officials, market association representatives and local residents were present.
