The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will deploy additional sanitation workers at major Ramlila grounds across the city to clear waste generated during Ravana Dahan celebrations, with special cleaning drives scheduled for Wednesday morning after Vijayadashami events.
The decision covers major public gathering points where large crowds attend Ramlila performances, fairs and Dussehra celebrations. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi said the additional deployment is intended to accelerate post-event waste clearance and maintain cleanliness at the venues during the concluding phase of the festivities.
Standing Committee chairperson Satya Sharma said a large number of people visit Ramlila grounds and the fairs organised around Dussehra, resulting in the accumulation of considerable amounts of waste. She directed civic officials to ensure regular cleaning throughout the fairs rather than limiting sanitation activity to a single clearance operation after the celebrations.
The instructions come as the civic body prepares for the waste generated during Ravana Dahan, a large-scale public event that brings together residents, visitors, vendors and organisers at open grounds across Delhi. The source report did not specify the number of additional workers to be deployed or identify the individual Ramlila grounds covered by the arrangement.
The MCD has also been asked to coordinate with Ramlila committees and resident welfare associations to organise cleanliness drives and encourage public participation in keeping the venues clean. This places the sanitation response partly within an institutional coordination framework, with civic officials working alongside event organisers and local resident groups.
Managing waste at temporary public gatherings requires sanitation services to operate alongside event activity, especially where fairs continue around the main celebrations. The MCD’s direction for regular cleaning indicates that officials are expected to maintain the venues during the fairs while also arranging intensified clearance after the Ravana Dahan events.
The special cleaning drives are scheduled for Wednesday morning. Further operational details, including the number of workers, equipment to be used and the exact list of grounds covered, were not provided in the report. The immediate civic priority remains clearing accumulated waste and restoring cleanliness at Delhi’s major Ramlila venues after the concluding celebrations.
