India, Nov. 6 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to launch an intensive 45-day citywide clean-up mission across Delhi, ordering the removal of road dust, debris, and waste along 1,400 kilometres of arterial roads under its jurisdiction. Gupta warned that "no laxity will be tolerated" and said accountability has been fixed for every officer involved in the exercise.

Under the mega drive, the PWD has deployed 200 maintenance vans to carry out round-the-clock cleaning, pothole filling, debris removal and dust suppression. Each van is tasked with deep cleaning at least 200 metres of road daily, under the supervision of a junior or assistant engineer, officials said.

"Our government is fully...