Overview
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced high-capacity waste compactors and specialized machines for green waste, starting at Assembly constituencies before expanding to wards.
- The Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board were tasked with providing land for compactor installations across the city.
- The Chief Secretary was directed to form an inter-departmental committee to decide road design and ducting before construction to curb repeated road-cutting.
- Officials were ordered to conduct daily on-ground inspections, replace broken dustbins, install new bins citywide, and share before-and-after cleanup images to boost public participation.
- Gupta said funding will not be a constraint and criticized the previous government’s approach, as Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood pressed for a comprehensive road policy with architects involved.