Workers display the newly launched battery operated litter picker machines introduced by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to boost cleanliness on roads and public spaces across all 250 wards of New Delhi on 17 October 2026.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta formally launched the new MCD sanitation facilities at Sarita Vihar, South East Delhi, on 17 October 2026, joined by Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and Union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra and MCD Mayor Pravesh Wahi.
MCD Mayor Pravesh Wahi and Union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra joined Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at the Sarita Vihar event on 17 October 2026, signalling coordinated Centre civic body support for the expanded waste management initiative.
The MCD fleet launched on 17 October 2026 at Sarita Vihar includes auto tippers and e rickshaws alongside battery operated litter pickers, aimed at modernising door to door garbage collection across New Delhi's civic wards.