Delhi was beautifully decorated as a wedding venue for the G20 summit. From planters to excellent lighting, a delightful aesthetic atmosphere was on display. However, the 1.6 lakh planters that were placed for the Summit have now started disappearing. It appears that thieves have stolen them, and half of the planters have been returned to the nurseries.
There are pictures circulating on the internet showing a group of women and children on Bhairon Marg dumping the soil from the white plant pots and vanishing with them.
Pertinently, the Public Works Department (PWD) placed around 1.6 lakh beautiful potted plants with flowers and lush green leaves on the sides of the roads. For this task, they got assistance from the Delhi Police, who kept an eye to prevent theft.
But as the Summit concluded, the security personnel also began to leave the public property, and as a result, thieves started carrying out their activities to steal planters.
A PWD official while speaking with The Time of India said that half the pots that were smaller in size - with a diameter less than 18cm - have been sent back to the nurseries. The problem might be with the pots placed by the forest department.
Moreover, this is not the only thing that has been stolen recently, as there have been incidents of three nozzles from fountains at Delhi Gate being stolen. Additionally, electrical items and decorative lights have also been reported as missing.
Currently, no complaint about this has been made to the police.
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