Last updated: 27 February 2024

Key initiatives:

--Mechanised cleaning of 1400km of Delhi's main PWD roads
--Market clean-up through e-machines
--Periodic wall-to-wall cleaning of roads upto 60ft

MCD currently has only 52 MRS, 38 multi-functioning water sprinklers and 28 smog guns to clean roads, but that is proving insufficient ^[1]

¶ Vacuum cleaning of Delhi markets^[2]

12 Feb 2024 Pilot: 8 electric vacuum cleaning and suction machines deployed in the major markets to carry out cleaning twice every day

• Machines are mounted with GPS and inbuilt cameras for real-time monitoring of the work being carried out
• Machines are battery operated and do not cause noise pollution
• Machines can be dump waste equivalent to collecting 800-1000 liters of garbage every day
• If the pilot project is successful, the markets of entire Delhi will be cleaned through electric machines

¶ Mechanised cleaning of PWD roads^[1:1][3]

₹1230 crore to be spent over next 10 years for maintenance and upkeep of 1400kms of PWD roads

• Sanitation services, including garbage clearance and road sweeping, fall under MCD
• Process of hiring a consultant for ₹62 crore to finalise the plan currently underway
• State-of-the-art mechanical road sweepers to be deployed for the project
• Project consultant to support finalization of the project report, preparation of the financial estimates, invitation of bids, and assessment of the quality of work done
• Tasks to include clearing overgrown vegetation from pavements and central verges, collecting material swept from the roads and surplus soil from the central verges, washing pavements, and using anti-smog guns and sprinklers

¶ Cleaning of roads upto 60ft^[1:2]

Mechanical road sweepers and other similar cleaning machines such as control sets involving AI to be used for the process

• Similarly MCD to hire consultant for developing project for upkeep of roads more than 30ft wide, upto 60ft
• Consultant to do a survey of MCD stretches which fall under this category
• Selected agency to be responsible for end-to-end and deep cleaning of these roads, once a week when sanitation workers are off
• Similar project not feasible for roads less than 30ft wide due to parking, encroachment and broken stretches

References:

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1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/mcd-plans-cleaning-of-roads-up-to-60-ft-by-hiring-consultant/articleshow/108026593.cms ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/mcd-procures-8-vacuum-cleaning-machines-for-delhi-markets-101707763776189.html ↩︎

3. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/mcd-to-hire-a-consultant-to-prepare-a-rs-62-crore-plan-on-how-to-keep-delhi-roads-clean/articleshow/103838008.cms?from=mdr ↩︎