Ensure cleanliness, avoid dengue, says Delhi high court

New Delhi: The Delhi high court today asked the Aam Aadmi Party government and the municipal bodies here about the steps taken to ensure garbage disposal, implementation of solid waste by-laws and prevention of vector-borne diseases.

A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar directed the authorities to widely publicise the by-laws and other norms to ensure cleanliness in the wake of rains.

The oral directions by the bench came during the hearing of a PIL.