A bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar said this after all the civic bodies failed to show to the court that they had cleared garbage from the roads, parks and pavements under their respective jurisdictions.
"You (Delhi government and the civic bodies) will have to take up the cleaning of Delhi on a war-footing. You have not even prepared yourself for a war. You were supposed to take up a drive for a period of two weeks to ensure that no malba or garbage is seen in the city of Delhi.
"Have you seen the lawns, roads and street lamps near the India gate. Everything is like falling apart," it said.
The counsel for the Delhi government and various civic bodies said they were ready for the drive, which will begin from December 16 and end on December 31. They also said they have earmarked Rs 75 lakh for clearing the rubble in public places.
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The bench said, the drains which are within the
jurisdiction of these agencies or the Delhi Jal Board, shall also be cleaned.
"The deep sewage lines which fall within the jurisdiction of the Delhi Jal Board shall be cleaned mechanically according to the provisions of law to ensure that there is a free flow of sewage through them."
It said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi which is responsible for collection of garbage shall provide adequate number of dustbins, both for biodegradable and non- biodegradable waste on all the streets, markets and other public areas, so the public do not resort to littering the pavements, roads and other public areas.
"The directions, which are all in furtherance of the law laid down, shall be the responsibility of the heads of each of the concerned departments of the agencies and we shall hold them personally liable if directions given by this court are not complied with," the bench added.
It said the directions issued by it may pertain to a particular agency but that does not mean that the other agencies will not cooperate in carrying out the directions.