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Delhi’s Cleanliness Campaign Grows Into A People’s Movement
Delhi has started a large campaign to make the city cleaner.
The campaign began on August 17 and will continue until October 2, 2026.
Government officials say many people are helping clean homes, streets, markets and neighborhoods.
The campaign also encourages safer and more scientific ways to manage garbage.
In Punjabi Bagh, city workers cleaned a densely populated settlement and nearby roads.
They removed about 17 tonnes of garbage.
Workers also cleaned drains, trimmed some trees and removed temporary encroachments.
Officials hope that continued teamwork will make Delhi healthier and easier to live in.
The Delhi government says its ‘Delhi Ko Kude Se Azadi’ campaign is gaining widespread public participation.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched the campaign on August 17, and it will continue until October 2, 2026.
The initiative focuses on sanitation, scientific waste management, cleaner public spaces and greater citizen involvement.
MCD’s West Zone sanitation drive in Punjabi Bagh deployed 180 sanitation workers and 10 laborers.
The drive removed approximately 17 tonnes of mixed waste while cleaning roads, drains and surrounding areas.
- Who
- The Delhi government, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and participating citizens and agencies.
- What
- A citywide cleanliness campaign, including a West Zone sanitation drive that removed approximately 17 tonnes of waste.
- Where
- Across Delhi, including Mahatma Gandhi Camp JJ Cluster and nearby areas along Road No. 77 in Punjabi Bagh.
- When
- The campaign began on August 17, 2026, and is scheduled to run until October 2, 2026; the West Zone drive was reported on Sunday.
- Why
- To improve sanitation, promote scientific waste management, clean public spaces and increase citizen participation.
Key facts
- Campaign name
- Delhi Ko Kude Se Azadi–Swachhta Abhiyan 2026
- Campaign period
- August 17 to October 2, 2026
- Launch location
- Kedarnath Sahni Auditorium at the Delhi Municipal Corporation headquarters
- West Zone location
- Mahatma Gandhi Camp JJ Cluster, Road No. 77, Punjabi Bagh, Ward No. 92
- Personnel deployed
- 180 Safai Karamcharis and 10 Beldars
- Waste removed
- Approximately 17 tonnes of mixed municipal solid waste
- Area covered
- Approximately 1.5 kilometres of road stretch
Quotes
CMO Delhi
The Delhi Chief Minister’s Office, which issued the statement on X.
“Since 17 August, citizens across Delhi have stepped forward to clean their homes, colonies, streets and markets, turning civic responsibility into collective action. A Kooda-Mukt Delhi means cleaner streets, healthier neighbourhoods, better public spaces, fewer garbage hotspots and a capital that becomes more liveable every day. That is the Delhi we are working to build.”
thestatesman.com
“Inspired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi’s call for Jan Bhagidari and driven by Chief Minister Smt. Rekha Gupta’s resolve for a cleaner capital, ‘Delhi Ko Kude Se Azaadi Abhiyan’ is steadily becoming a people’s movement.”
thestatesman.com
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