Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta led a sweeping post-Chhath Puja cleanup on Tuesday, personally wielding a broom at Vasudev Ghat alongside ministers, MPs, and BJP leaders to restore Yamuna ghats and surrounding areas after the four-day festival that drew over 2.5 million devotees across 1,000-plus sites. The hands-on initiative, captured in viral videos, symbolized the government's pledge to maintain the national capital's cleanliness beyond ceremonial events.

Joined by Development Minister Kapil Mishra, senior MCD officials, and local corporators, Gupta kicked off the drive by cleaning the ghat premises, declaring that "every celebration is complete only when surroundings remain pristine and beautiful." The effort follows similar post-Diwali and Valmiki Jayanti campaigns, emphasizing year-round cleanliness as a cultural and civic duty rather than seasonal optics.

Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva spearheaded sanitation at ITO Ghat, while coordinated teams fanned out across artificial ponds in parks, canals in east Delhi colonies, and natural riverbanks from Wazirabad to Okhla where thousands offered arghya to the Sun God. Officials had pre-inspected all sites for lighting, temporary toilets, changing rooms, and waste management infrastructure to handle the festival's scale.

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Gupta stressed collective responsibility in her address to volunteers. "Cleanliness is not a one-day event but a continuous effort that must involve every citizen," she said, urging public representatives, resident welfare associations, and departmental officers to monitor their localities daily. Waste along Yamuna banks—including floral offerings, clay lamps, and plastic—was cleared immediately using 150+ garbage compactors and 300 sweepers to prevent river pollution.

The drive underscores the government's commitment to a cleaner capital, with Gupta asserting that true transformation requires joint action between administration and society. MCD teams continue round-the-clock operations to ensure all Chhath sites return to pre-festival condition by Wednesday evening, with drone surveillance tracking progress and special anti-encroachment squads removing illegal structures built during the festivities.

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