In an effort to put an end to the garbage woes of the Millenium City, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) launched an intensive cleanliness drive spanning 36 wards on Monday. The drive targets primary garbage dumping points, secondary collection points, roads, lanes, green belts, and public spaces across the city.On the drive, MCG Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya said the campaign aims to make the Millennium City clean and beautiful, with visible improvements expected in the coming days through citizen cooperation.“This is not just a formality but a concrete effort to make Gurugram a clean city,” Dahiya said, while urging citizens to avoid littering, use designated waste disposal sites, and reduce plastic use.Dahiya, along with Additional Commissioner Ravindra Yadav, on Monday inspected key areas including Gurudwara Road vegetable market, Bus Stand Road, CRPF Chowk, Lieutenant Atul Kataria Chowk, IFFCO Chowk, MG Road, and Sikanderpur to monitor the campaign’s progress. Joint commissioners oversaw cleanliness teams in their respective areas, boosting on-ground efforts.To ensure the smooth implementation of the campaign, the civic body’s executive engineers, assistant engineers, junior engineers, senior sanitation inspectors, and sanitation inspectors are tasked with daily monitoring and coordination. Ward councillors and prominent citizens are also contributing to the campaign.The areas covered under the cleanliness campaign, on Monday, include Sector 22, Sector 21, Islampur, Prempuri, Sector 32, Wazirabad, National Highway 48, Rajiv Colony, Sector 33, Sector 15 Parts 1 and 2, Firoz Gandhi Colony, Maruti Kunj, Badshahpur, Naya Gaon, Molahera, Basai Road, Shivaji Nagar, Jharsa, Dhankot, Bhondsi, Naharpur Rupa, Sukhrali, Subhash Chowk, Sector 9, Carterpuri, Beri Bagh, and Tulip Chowk, among others.The move comes after a high-level meeting on Sunday evening helmed by Haryana Urban Local Bodies Department Commissioner and Secretary Vikas Gupta.Story continues below this adAttendees included Gurgaon MLA Mukesh Sharma, Divisional Commissioner RC Bidhan, Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar, MCG Commissioner Dahiya, Mayor Raj Rani Malhotra, and nodal HCS officers.To tackle the issues stemming from garbage collection in the city, Gupta had directed officials to increase door-to-door garbage collection vehicles by 10 per MCG officer within three days, including municipal councillors. “MCG must install GPS in these vehicles, remove garbage trolleys from main and sector-dividing roads, and ensure regular waste lifting from secondary collection points,” he had said.He had sought MLA Sharma’s support to raise public awareness on waste management. Gupta stressed the need to map waste collection and disposal processes and ordered a construction and demolition (C&D) waste management plan within three days. “Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has ensured no resource shortages for Gurugram’s cleanliness,” he said.Gupta added that he would review the progress of the campaign on Friday. The decision on whether to continue the cleanliness drive will be taken after the Friday meeting. He also proposed involving social media commentators in the effort to strengthen the city’s cleanliness.Story continues below this adDuring the meeting on Sunday, MLA Sharma had flagged concerns about illegal garbage dumping from the Capital at locations like Bajghera near Dwarka Expressway, Wazirabad, and Sector 21, alongside illegal slums involved in waste sorting. Gupta directed MCG officials to act on these sites, highlighted by Sharma.Divisional Commissioner RC Bidhan had instructed MCG officers to begin field inspections from Monday to improve the city’s sanitation within a week, involving councillors. Commissioner Dahiya had also assured strict compliance with construction and demolition waste management directives.