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DDA Launches Month-Long Cleanliness Campaign Across Delhi Public Spaces
The Delhi Development Authority is running a month-long campaign to make its parks and sports places cleaner.
It began on September 17, 2026, and is led by Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu.
DDA workers and people from local communities are taking part.
Children are encouraged to learn how to care for parks and nature.
Workers are also checking bins so they can be emptied before they overflow.
Cleaning has taken place at sports complexes and other public-use areas.
About 2.5 tonnes of waste was collected at the sports complexes.
The campaign also added water dispensers, bins for separating wet and dry waste, and signs asking people not to litter.
The Delhi Development Authority began its month-long Swachhata Hi Seva campaign on September 17, 2026.
Led by Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu, the campaign covers DDA parks, green spaces and sports complexes.
Around 75 resident welfare associations, students, children, park users and DDA staff are participating.
Three initiatives focus on children's environmental involvement, preventing overflowing bins and the campaign’s broader promise for the capital.
The sports-complex drive collected about 2.5 tonnes of waste and included installing water dispensers, steel and waste-segregation bins, and anti-littering signs.
- Who
- The Delhi Development Authority, led by Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu, with DDA staff and local participants.
- What
- A month-long cleanliness and environmental-awareness campaign called Swachhata Hi Seva.
- Where
- DDA parks, green spaces and sports complexes across Delhi.
- When
- It commenced on September 17, 2026, and is described as month-long.
- Why
- To improve cleanliness and public spaces, raise environmental awareness and encourage public participation.
Key facts
- Campaign
- Swachhata Hi Seva
- Start date
- September 17, 2026
- Organiser
- Delhi Development Authority
- Leadership
- Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu, who is also DDA Chairperson
- Community participation
- 75 resident welfare associations, alongside students, children, park users and others
- Waste collected
- Around 2.5 tonnes from sports complexes
- Special initiatives
- Children to the Green - Learn, Care & Participate; Bin Before Overflow; Capital's Promise
Quotes
Delhi Development Authority statement
An official statement describing DDA campaign activities.
“The cleanliness drive has been carried out in Saket Sports Complex, Netaji Subhash Sports Complex, Squash and Badminton Stadium, Hari Nagar Sports Complex, Paschim Vihar Sports Complex, Dwarka Sports Complexes in Sectors-11 and 17, Major Dhyan Chand Sports Complex, Rashtriya Swabhiman Khel Parisar, Poorv Delhi Khel Parisar, Chilla Sports Complex, Yamuna Sports Complex, Qutab Golf Course and DDA Lake View Golf Course.”
thehansindia.com
“Around 2.5 tonnes of waste was collected during the drive from the sports complexes. As part of the effort to promote a cleaner campus, single-use plastic bottles were prohibited and water dispensers and steel dustbins were installed. New twin dustbins -- in green and blue were also installed to facilitate segregation of wet and dry waste, along with anti-littering signage.”
thehansindia.com
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