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NDMC Plans New Cleaning SOP for Lutyens’ Delhi Roads
The New Delhi Municipal Council wants to improve how roads and public areas are cleaned.
It plans to write a standard set of cleaning instructions called an SOP.
Workers will use water jets and machines that sweep roads.
Six sweeping machines are already being used, and more may be added.
The machines need a steady water supply to help reduce dust.
Some dust problems are connected to damaged roads and nearby green areas.
Officials say some of these problems are old and will take time to fix.
New roads may be designed using international standards.
Ground workers will also have to wear bright safety jackets so people and drivers can see them more easily.
The New Delhi Municipal Council will develop an SOP for cleaning roads and public spaces in Lutyens’ Delhi.
The plan will combine pressure-jet water cleaning with mechanised road sweeping.
Six mechanised sweeping machines are already deployed, with more expected soon.
NDMC said reliable water supplies, road conditions and green-space maintenance affect dust control.
Fluorescent safety jackets will become mandatory for ground staff, while footwear will depend on the work involved.
- Who
- The New Delhi Municipal Council, led on this issue by chairman Manoj Kumar Dwivedi.
- What
- NDMC will frame a standard operating procedure to improve road and public-space cleaning.
- Where
- Lutyens’ Delhi in New Delhi.
- When
- The announcement was made on Friday; a specific completion date was not given.
- Why
- To improve dust and dirt removal, strengthen cleaning practices and improve ground-staff safety.
Key facts
- Agency
- New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
- Cleaning methods
- Pressure-jet water cleaning and mechanised sweeping
- Machines deployed
- Six mechanised road sweeping machines
- Additional machines
- NDMC plans to add more machines
- Dust-control requirement
- A consistent water supply is needed for the sweeping machines
- Worker safety
- Fluorescent safety jackets will be mandatory for ground staff
- Road planning
- NDMC said international standards will guide construction of new roads
Quotes
Manoj Kumar Dwivedi
Chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council
“We will integrate it with other thingsW and make an SOP for best cleaning and dust/dirt removal. Then will institutionalise it”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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