Delhi L-G Anil Baijal undertakes cleanliness check drive

New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, along with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) officials, on Sunday took to street for cleanliness check drive in Saket.

A week after he was sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee, this was Baijal`s first official field visit.

This cleanliness check assumes significance as the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) staffs have been protesting against the non-payment of their salaries and is currently on a strike.Baijal`s visit is not an impromptu inspection but a planned exercise. It is to take a round of the area around Saket to address the complaints and to make way for improvements.

Meanwhile, Baijal`s first week saw him take to Twitter, hold meetings with government officers, Delhi Police top brass and give approval to nursery admission guidelines for schools on public land.