Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Orders Rapid Clean-Up of Chandni Chowk Ahead of Festivals
After leading a Shramdaan inspection, she set targeted directives for civic agencies with Dussehra deadlines to fix lighting, drains and curbs.
Overview
- Gupta participated in the Swachhta Hi Seva drive in the market, called the area a heritage precinct and pressed officials to keep it consistently clean during festival footfall.
- She ordered PWD and the Jal Board to clean roadside drains, repair and repaint curbs, enhance greenery on the central verge and ensure all streetlights work by Dussehra.
- MCD and police were told to curb footpath encroachments and maintain cleaning multiple times daily, with steps to ease rickshaw congestion and ensure sanitation before the Ramlila procession.
- Pointing to paan stains and a lack of dustbins, the CM urged shopkeepers and residents to enforce cleanliness locally and instructed party workers not to paste posters on walls.
- Addressing local issues, she sought resolution of boom barriers near Dariba, heard appeals to expand and rename the Shahjahanabad redevelopment body and to host a Chandni Chowk festival, and said she would inspect the area again before Diwali.