Delhi's unified municipal corporation formally comes into existence

The unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) formally came into existence on Sunday as IAS officers Ashwani Kumar and Gyanesh Bharti assumed charge as the new civic bodys special officer and commissioner, respectively.

The MCD was trifurcated in 2012 during Sheila Dikshits tenure as the chief minister. It is now reunified by merging three civic bodies — North, South and East Municipal Corporations.

According to municipal officials, Kumar will be the top authority handling the civic affairs till a new House is elected.

He said providing the best of civic amenities to the public and improvement of sanitation services will be among his top priorities.

“Sanitation is a basic and obligatory function of any civic body and its impact is always clearly visible on ground. So, my priority will be to further improve sanitation services in the city,” Kumar told

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