MCD seeks 40 extra sweepers amid delay in 70-machine fleet

The Middle East crisis has delayed delivery of 70 mechanical road sweeping machines (MRSMs) ordered by MCD to boost Delhi's anti-pollution fleet. As a contingency, MCD floated a tender on Sept 29 to hire 40 additional sweepers for four months. The 70 awarded machines, 55 electric and 15 CNG-based, may now arrive only by mid-November 2026.