Overview

• Chief Minister Rekha Gupta directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to fully remove all three landfill sites by December 2026.
• The city’s “Freedom from Garbage” cleanliness drive has been extended until October 2, 2025.
• MCD reports biomining output has risen to 25,000 tonnes per day from 15,000 TPD at the dumpsites.
• The government ordered Waste-to-Energy plants to be expedited for commissioning by 2026, with the CM’s office pledging to resolve bottlenecks such as shifting power transmission lines.
• Officials discussed proposals for two biogas plants to handle dairy waste, about 10 new multilevel parking structures in high-footfall markets, and a funding plan to support sanitation staff and gardeners.