NDMC ranks second in Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 category

NDMC said it retained second place in the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 category for urban local bodies with populations between 50,000 and three lakh. Dewas in Madhya Pradesh ranked first, according to the council.

The NDMC area includes high-footfall locations such as India Gate, Kartavya Path, Connaught Place, Chanakyapuri, Janpath, Khan Market and Sarojini Nagar. NDMC vice-chairperson Kuljeet Singh Chahal said cleaning work must continue through the day because of sustained public activity in these areas.

The council said it processes about 300 tonnes of municipal solid waste a day, against a processing capacity of 509 tonnes. It said eight micro material recovery facilities and a network of reduce, reuse and recycle centres support waste segregation and processing.

NDMC said it is expanding night-time cleaning to limit disruption to traffic and commercial activity during road and footpath maintenance. Nine neighbourhoods, including Bharti Nagar and DID2 Chanakyapuri, have been designated as Anupam Colonies under a zero-waste neighbourhood initiative. Officials said they are working with resident welfare associations to process horticulture and wet waste within colonies rather than send it for centralised processing.