MCD orders Yamuna waste cleanup at Haathi Ghat before Chhath Puja

At Haathi Ghat near ITO, MCD East Zone Deputy Commissioner Azharuddin Zaheeruddin Qazi found waste along sections of the riverbank and floating garbage in the Yamuna during an inspection of Chhath Puja preparations.

Officials were told to clear the riverbank immediately and coordinate with the Irrigation and Flood Control Department to remove floating waste using motorised boats. MCD said sanitation arrangements at the ghat were otherwise satisfactory, with workers assigned to regular cleaning.

The civic body said it has prepared more than 1,400 ghats across Delhi this year. Zones have been asked to complete preparations on schedule, including lighting, dustbins and the removal of construction and demolition waste.

In southwest Delhi, MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat inspected ghats in Sagarpur and Mahavir Enclave. In west Delhi, ward committee chairman Harish Oberoi and Deputy Commissioner Col Vinod Atri reviewed arrangements at New Krishna Park ghat in Vikaspuri.

MCD has directed zones to complete cleanup, lighting and waste-management work before Chhath Puja gatherings begin.