Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Monday said that the city, which was beautified for the G20 Summit, should look beautiful throughout the year. Oberoi said while the MCD will work to keep the city clean, residents should also support the civic body in keeping it spotless.
“I want to thank the MCD officials and staffers who worked round-the-clock keeping the national Capital clean. I have seen that the MCD staffers were doing their work even late at night. I want to thank them for making this summit a success. As we were representing the whole nation, I want to thank Delhiites also for their cooperation with every department,” she said.
“The MCD has made the national Capital clean and beautiful for G20. We expect the same from the citizens of the national Capital,” Oberoi said. “It will be the responsibility of the MCD, its officers and staff to keep it clean, but the people of Delhi will always have to support us. We want that Delhi should remain clean not only till the G20 summit, but it should look beautiful every year,” she added. The AAP’s MCD in-charge Durgesh Pathak said that all drains, parks and markets in Delhi will be thoroughly cleaned with the civic body monitoring the entire process.
Addressing a press conference, Pathak said that cleaning Delhi ahead of G20 Summit was a challenge and that a detailed report on various wards is being prepared to understand which area needs more attention.
“Cleanliness survey of 48 cities was done and Delhi was in the 47th place. So cleaning Delhi was a challenge,” Pathak said. The AAP leader said the MCD will follow a systematic approach to carry out the cleanliness drive.