Although Delhi might be the most populated city in the India, but it also is one of the cleanest cities of the country too.

New Delhi has been ranked seventh amongst cleanest cities in Swachh Survekshan 2023, with 5-star Garbage Free Rating, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said here on Thursday.

"Marked by a robust monitoring system and strategic integration of innovative technologies to optimize waste management processes, New Delhi has been ranked 7th amongst the cleanest cities in India in the more than 1 lakh population category. The City has been ranked first among Union Territories," the Ministry said.

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has taken a proactive approach to sustainable waste management by setting up six community Organic Waste Converters in residential areas.

"Through door-to-door initiatives, organic waste is collected and composted at these facilities. To further encourage participation, bins for home composting were distributed, resulting in over 1,500 households engaging in home composting during a survey," the Ministry said.

In addition, comprehensive guidelines have been provided to Bulk Waste Generators (BWGs) which are practising on-site waste processing of Wet waste as a sustainable waste management practice, fostering a greener and more environmentally conscious community.

In terms of Monitoring and Transparency, the Integrated Command and Control Centre plays a crucial role in monitoring vehicle movements, providing auto tipper routes and timings via the NDMC 311 App and website. A dedicated dashboard has been developed for waste processing integration, allowing live monitoring of auto tippers on the NDMC website.

The NDMC has implemented several important measures, such as significantly enhancing the resolution of Service Level Agreement (SLA) issues. Out of the 3,270 complaints that were registered, an impressive 3,022 were successfully resolved within the SLA timeline.

The implementation of daily door-to-door collection has eliminated traditional dumping sites (Dhalaos), which have been transformed into efficient Roll Call centers for SafaiKarmis. The deployment of 36 GPS-enabled vehicles for MSW collection ensures a streamlined process.