Govt to form night task force on waste violations

In a bid to tighten enforcement against nighttime sanitation lapses and illegal waste activity, as per some media reports, the Delhi government has decided to set up a multi-agency task force that will monitor the Capital’s streets after dark. Senior officials said the decision was taken in a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta earlier this week, where she expressed dissatisfaction over recurring violations such as unauthorised C&D waste dumping and errant vehicular movement during night cleaning hours.

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The new task force will keep constant watch on roads and stretches maintained by the Public Works Department (PWD), ensuring sweeping operations are carried out properly and breaches of environmental rules are immediately reported. “The Chief Minister made it clear that Delhi cannot afford gaps in cleanliness efforts. ‘The task force will act as an on-ground enforcement and monitoring unit, drawing staff from different departments to work in coordination,’ an official familiar with the meeting said.