Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi inspected sanitation arrangements in Malka Ganj ward of the North Zone, directing civic officials to clear encroachments, remove debris and intensify cleaning along a main road during a field visit reported on Tuesday.
Wahi walked around 2 km along the main road to review cleanliness and the implementation of sanitation measures. During the inspection, he expressed displeasure over encroachments and instructed officials to remove them immediately and impose fines on those responsible.
The Mayor also personally helped clear debris from a park at Malka Ganj Chowk. He later oversaw the cleaning of the main road using a jetting machine, bringing the inspection beyond a review of civic work to direct on-site action by municipal staff.
The visit was attended by Timarpur MLA Surya Prakash Khatri, local councillor Rekha, North Zone Deputy Commissioner Sachin Gupta and other senior officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Their presence brought ward-level sanitation, enforcement against encroachments and administrative supervision together in the same inspection.
Wahi said the civic body was conducting inspections across Delhi to improve sanitation. He also said public participation was essential to making the city clean, hygienic and green. The report did not specify the number of encroachments identified, the total value of fines proposed or a deadline for completing the removal drive.
The Mayor felicitated a sanitation worker during the visit and asked officials to recommend the worker’s name for an award in recognition of performance. The action placed attention on the role of sanitation staff alongside enforcement and mechanical cleaning operations.
Later, Wahi inspected Balak Ram Hospital in Timarpur. He reviewed the availability of anti-rabies vaccines and serum and visited the laboratory, linking the civic inspection with a check of a public hospital’s preparedness for a specific public-health requirement.
The inspection comes as part of the civic body’s stated programme of visits across Delhi. Further action in Malka Ganj will depend on the municipal officials’ implementation of the Mayor’s directions on encroachment removal, fines, debris clearance and road sanitation.
