MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS GET READY FOR G20 SUMMIT IN SEPTEMBER

Efforts have been intensified to keep Delhi clean and green before the summit.

- TIKAM SHARMA

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has identified 44 roads to further strengthen cleanliness and beautification in the wake of the upcoming G20 summit. According to the MCD, they have intensified the preparation to keep the vicinity clean and green before the G20 summit, which has 15 days to go.

The G20 summit is slated to take place on 9-10 September at the recently inaugurated state-of-the-art International Exhibition and Convention Centre Bharat Mandapam (IECC) at Pragati Maidan in Delhi. It will be the first-ever G20 summit to be held in India as well as in South Asia.

In view of the summit, the MCD has identified 44 roads and will maintain the cleanliness and beautification of these roads. Earlier, a total of 26 roads were identified for special cleaning arrangements; now, 18 more roads have been added to this sequence. So, in all, 44 roads have been identified by the MCD.

Officials of the MCD told The Sunday Guardian that all these roads will be maintained by nodal officers appointed by the MCD. The nodal officers, along with their teams and multi-purpose vehicles, will do the cleaning work, control the dust, and take care of the roads.