India, Nov. 4 -- New Delhi

The central government has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to clear waste dumped along railway tracks and railway land, after the railway ministry flagged "huge solid waste accumulation dumping" of legacy waste at 125 locations on 18.93km of railway land in a meeting with the civic body and Union home secretary.

The MCD was also directed to map and document the problematic areas, prepare an action plan to tackle garbage accumulation and unauthorised waste dumping along railway tracks within 15 days, at a meeting on October 26 to review cleanliness in Delhi under the Centre's Special Campaign 6.0. The meeting, chaired by the Union home secretary, was attended by representatives of the ministry...