India, Nov. 10 -- With Delhi generating massive amounts of additional waste during Deepawali, the city struggled to clear the waste a day after the festival, with several RWAs and market associations complaining about the sluggish pace of garbage removal.

Delhi generally generates 13,500 tonnes of garbage every day, and waste generation increases by 15-20% on major festival days.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) claimed to have deployed additional resources for sweeping and removal of waste from dhalaos.

Atul Goyal, head of Urja, an umbrella body of resident welfare associations (RWAs) in the city, said the pace of garbage removal and sweeping in residential areas was slow.

"There were hardly any sweepers deployed in the resid...