The public works department (PWD) of the Delhi Government has issued a circular saying that unclaimed debris lying on roads across the national Capital will be removed by local bodies. It said that removing “unclaimed malba” (debris) from roads is an “obligatory function” of the corporation under Section 42 of the Delhi Municipal Act, 1957.
The circular has been issued after getting approval from PWD Minister Satyendar Jain.
The PWD owns around 1,260-km roads in the national capital. local bodies also own their roads in the city.
“The issue is also deliberated with the commissioners, Delhi Municipal Corporation, and it was decided that unclaimed debris will be removed by the local bodies,” it stated. It also stated that henceforth, the public works department of the Delhi government will remove only construction and demolition waste generated from its own project.
Meanwhile, a senior corporation official said that the civic agency remove debris on daily basis. “We also remove unclaimed debris from roads and dump it to designated place,” he said.
A north corporation official said that the civic body remove 200 metric tonne debris per day and dump it to the 163 designated places.
“The MCD requests all residents that in case of any construction waste generated from construction or demolition activity should be dumped only at the nearest designated local debris dumping sites or inform the regarding department of municipal corporations,” he said.