New Delhi, The Municipal Corporation of Delhi expects to receive the first batch of additional mechanised road-sweeping machines by mid-November, followed by 55 more machines in phases from the first week of December till the month-end, civic body commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar said.
These machines were expected to arrive in late-October. The commissioner added that the civic body is also installing cameras at its toll points to identify vehicles that do not meet the prescribed emission standards. Testing of the cameras is expected to begin next week. In another initiative, the MCD is developing educational material to teach children about waste management and civic cleanliness through municipal schools. The content will explain what happens to different kinds of waste after disposal, including how wet waste and plastic are processed and what ultimately reaches landfills or waste-to-energy plants. The material is expected to be shared with municipal schools by the middle of next week, the commissioner added. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
The civic body currently has 66 MRSMs and is also exploring the option of hiring additional machines to strengthen its operations, particularly in pollution hotspots. To prevent open burning, the corporation has formed 125 squads and issued advisories to its field staff against burning waste, he said. The arrival of 70 MRSMs ordered by the civic body from Europe has been delayed due to ongoing west Asia war.
The civic body has stepped up efforts to reduce road dust and tackle pollution in the national capital, according to the commissioner. The machines will expand road-cleaning coverage across the city, while the MCD is also using water sprinklers, anti-smog guns and jetting machines for deep cleaning of roads, commissioner Khirwar said. “Of the 48 identified pollution hotspots, the MCD is focusing on sources such as road dust, encroachments and traffic congestion within a three-km radius,” the commissioner said. It has also started deploying litter pickers to clear waste from vulnerable spots before it accumulates or is burnt in the open, commissioner said. “The cameras will use Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology, with vehicle details shared with the Delhi Police to strengthen enforcement against non-compliant vehicles,” Khirwar said. He said support from the Delhi government had helped the corporation procure road-cleaning machines and litter pickers, besides improving solid waste collection and transportation.
