Delhi steps up road-cleaning drive as MCD awaits new mechanised sweepers

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) expects to receive the first batch of additional mechanised road-sweeping machines (MRSMs) by mid-November, followed by 55 more machines in phases from the first week of December until the month-end, civic body Commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar said.

According to the commissioner, the civic body has stepped up efforts to reduce road dust and tackle pollution in the national capital.

The machines will expand road-cleaning coverage across



the city. The MCD is also using water sprinklers, anti-smog guns and jetting machines for the deep cleaning of roads, Khirwar said.

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.

“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.