Danish Ambassador Highlights Trash Issue Near Embassy, NDMC Responds

A social media post was made by Denmark's ambassador to India, Freddy Svane, showcasing a trash-ridden service lane adjacent to the Embassy of Denmark in Delhi's Chanakyapuri, on Wednesday.

In the post, authorities were appealed to by Svane to address the cleanliness issues in the area, emphasizing the stark contrast to the city's renowned reputation for its greenery.

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Danish Ambassador Highlights Trash Issue

The caption of the post read, "Lovely and green New Delhi. Many words but no action. Saddened by this." The official account of the Royal Danish Embassy in India, Delhi CM's office, and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena were tagged by Svane in the post.

In the video accompanying the post, Svane was seen standing in the middle of the lane, pointing to the trash and construction debris scattered on the sides of the road, as reported by Hindustan Times.

"Welcome to great, green and trashy New Delhi," he remarked in the video. Pointing towards the buildings of the Danish and Greek embassies, Svane mentioned, "Here we have the Danish embassy, and we have the Greek embassy over there. This is supposed to be the service lane in between but people are just dumping and doing whatever they like over here."

"I hope somebody will listen to this and take action, no more nice words just actions my friends," he added.

In response to this, an official of the New Delhi Municipal Council stated, "It (service lane) was cleaned after the matter came to light. We will also ensure that such a civic situation does not arise again," as reported by ANI. Earlier on March 6, civic misery in the national capital was highlighted by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena who shared pictures on his 'X' handle.

In response, Arvind Kejriwal expressed gratitude to L-G VK Saxena for pointing out key issues in Sangam Vihar, a locality in South Delhi, and also mentioned that the opposition should have done the work that the Governor was doing.

"LG Sahib, I am thankful to you that you pointed out our shortcomings. Earlier, you had also highlighted the shortcomings of Kirari and Buradi. I am now ordering the Chief Secretary to remove all these shortcomings in all these areas within seven days," CM Kejriwal then said in a post on 'X'.