As part of the dust campaign, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday inspected a construction site near the Karkarduma metro station.
During the inspection process, Rai found that various norms related to the anti-dust campaign were violated and instructed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to issue a notice regarding the violations.
“Construction work is going on here. Violation of various dust control norms was found here. The debris was kept in the open. The smog gun was found closed. A violation of providing masks to the workers was also found,” Gopal Rai said.
“DPZK is instructed to issue a notice to them for all detected violations. If their response is not satisfactory, a financial sanction will be imposed,” he added.
On October 7, Rai launched an anti-dust campaign to combat increased air pollution in the national capital.
The Delhi Minister also announced that the first phase of the Graduated Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been implemented in Delhi and is aimed at curbing dust pollution in the capital.
Speaking to ANI, Rai said, “Under this campaign, 591 teams from 13 departments have been sent for inspection in Delhi. They will start checking campaigns wherever there is dust on the roads to stop dust pollution. As part of the “Anti-Dust Campaign,” more than 500 water sprinklers were used to combat dust pollution.
The month-long campaign to combat dust pollution in Delhi began on October 7 and will continue till November 7 under the winter action plan.
“The government has released 14 action points to all construction agencies, including government and private, to control dust pollution in the city. I visited Wazirpur, which is a hot spot, and spoke to the officials there to study the main sources of pollution,” Rai added.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Gopal Rai on October 5.
Gopal Rai further said that instructions have been issued to the departments for continuous monitoring of the construction sites. To achieve this, the relevant services are instructed to carry out regular monitoring of construction sites.
“If the construction sites violate any rules, the department will take appropriate action as per the directions of the NGT,” he added.
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