NDMC in Delhi launched night cleaning and street cleaning campaign at many places
New Delhi: The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) cleaned and swept roads at several sites in the nation’s capital early on Friday morning in an attempt to reduce pollution levels. Kuljeet Singh Chahal, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the vice chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), said the goal of the cleaning campaign is to create a “garbage-free NDMC.”
During the journey, he told a media report, “We have begun night cleaning… One of the most well-known marketplaces in the world is Khan Market, where we are. The roads and surrounding sections of Khan Market are now clean for visitors. In order to make the city a healthier, livelier, and more attractive environment, we take inspiration from our Prime Minister and Home Minister.
The NDMC team has decided to start this program in Khan Market and expand it to other areas of Delhi, he said.
He said that market groups are in favor of the project and emphasized how the city would greatly benefit from night cleaning.
The Delhi administration, which is governed by the Aam Aadmi Party, was also criticized by Kuljeet Singh Chahal for not doing more to clean up the city.
Meanwhile, as of 8 a.m. on Thursday, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was 379, classified as “very poor,” according to statistics from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
According to CPCB statistics, the AQI readings at many places at 8 a.m. were reported as “very poor” at Chandni Chowk (338), IGI Airport (T3) 370, ITO 355, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 354, RK Puram 387, Okhla Phase 2 370, Patparganj 381, Sonia Vihar 394, and Aya Nagar 359.
While Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 405, Ashok Vihar 414, Bawana 418, Dwarka Sector-8 401, Mundka 413, and Wazirpur 436, a number of Delhi neighborhoods continued to fall into the “severe” category.
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) implemented Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR on November 18 in response to the concerning pollution levels. Measures like prohibiting vehicles from entering and halting public construction projects are part of GRAP’s fourth stage.
