Ahead of the upcoming festive season, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Mayor Dr. Shelly Oberoi alongside the Commissioner Ashwani Kumar on Wednesday chaired an important meeting with private waste management concessionaires for the improvement of the sanitation system.

Mayor directed the concessionaires to take immediate steps for door-to-door waste collection, increasing auto tippers, and maintaining Dhalor ghars and waste collection points before the festivals. She also directed the officials to finalize the routing process for auto tippers by October 10 to improve door-to-door waste collection.

“To ensure accountability, the Mayor directed all the concessionaires to submit a detailed written report by tomorrow. The report shall outline how the sanitation services will be improved by October 10 this year,” a statement by the civic body said.

Waste management agencies were also asked to provide a comprehensive report on their available resources, including manpower, the number of auto tippers, and other machinery. “Mayor emphasized on the urgency of improving sanitation, particularly in the Central Zone, Civil Lines, West Zone, Shahdara North, and Shahdara South Zones. Concessionaires were instructed to increase auto tippers in these areas and ensure regular waste collection from streets and narrow lanes,” it added.

She said, “If there is no significant improvement in sanitation conditions before the festivals, strict action will be taken against non-compliant agencies. No compromise will be tolerated with Delhi's sanitation system. Every possible effort can be made to improve the cleanliness system to make Delhi clean, beautiful, and green as it is the top priority of the AAP government in MCD.”

The meeting was also attended by Leader of the House in MCD Mukesh Goyal, Additional Commissioner Tariq Thomas, and other senior officials of the DEMS department and private concessionaires.