NDMC clears garbage near Jantar Mantar protest after access issues
The New Delhi Municipal Council cleared garbage near the Jantar Mantar protest site after access issues were resolved. The area had been plagued by heaps of waste despite efforts by volunteers to collect garbage. The NDMC has deployed sanitation workers for round-the-clock cleaning and will continue cleaning operations in the nearby areas.
- ▪The New Delhi Municipal Council cleared the garbage near the Jantar Mantar protest site on Friday, July 24, 2026.
- ▪Heavy barricading, police deployment, and parked vehicles had restricted the entry of garbage collection trucks, stalling waste collection.
- ▪The NDMC will deploy 30-40 sanitation workers in shifts for round-the-clock cleaning to tackle the accumulation of waste.
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Despite volunteers of the Cockroach Janta Party collecting garbage around the protest site, heaps of waste remained on Jantar Mantar Road till Friday (July 24, 2026), before being cleared by the New Delhi Municipal Council.However, lanes near the stage leading towards Sansad Marg and Patel Chowk remained clogged despite efforts within the protest site. Heavy barricading, police deployment, and parked vehicles restricted the entry of garbage collection trucks.An NDMC official present at the site on Friday toldThe Hinduthat waste collection had been stalled due to lack of access.“We were trying to secure permission for entry over the past few days.
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