New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) was declared first in cleanest capital category and best performing Capital amongst all the State Capitals and Union Territories in Swachchh Survekshan 2020 announced by the Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs on Thursday.
Chairman of the NDMC Dharmendra received the award from the Minister on behalf of NDMC. The municipal council has already achieved ODF++ (Open Defecation-Free) status and received three stars as per the Ministry’s rating protocol for garbage-free cities.
“NDMC is a bin-free city with volume sensor underground bins which are monitored at Command and Control Centre. It is carrying out 100 per cent door-to-door collection and processes all its waste on a daily basis. No garbage goes to the landfill site and the entire waste is incinerated to produce power,” the council said in a statement.
All NDMC schools, middle and senior, have sanitary napkin-vending machines.
It has also created ‘young journalists’ among school students to spread the message of cleanliness in the community. The NDMC area also has 100 per cent sewerage connectivity.