Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said notices have been issued to 21 construction sites under the ongoing anti-dust campaign.
A penalty to the tune of `8.35 lakh has been imposed for the violation of guidelines issued by the government to check air pollution and dust pollution. According to Rai, around 1108 construction sites have been inspected so far.
Meanwhile Delhi BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor has condemned Rai for doing nothing concrete to curb pollution except issuing daily inspection reports of visits to controlled construction sites. Kapoor said the Kejriwal Government has no vision to tackle air pollution in Delhi.
The national Capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 260, in the ‘poor’ category, around 8 am on Saturday morning, with the temperature in the national Capital standing at 21.4 degrees Celsius.Earlier, in a press statement, Rai said 591 teams from 13 departments i.e. DDA, MCD, DPCC, DCB, Jal Board, DSIIDC, PWD, Revenue, Delhi Metro, CPWD, NDMC, etc. have been formed under the anti-dust campaign. Teams are instructed to constantly inspect sites and maintain vigil. It’s necessary to follow all 14 anti-dust norms on construction sites, otherwise, strict action will be taken against violators.
“In order to reduce the pollution in Delhi during the winter season, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the Winter Action Plan on September 29. On the basis of this, the concerned departments have started to implement it on the ground. We have launched Green War Room, from where it’s being monitored. The Delhi government has succeeded in reducing pollution with the cooperation of the people,” he said.
