Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday conducted a surprise inspection of various construction sites under the anti-dust campaign and found irregularities in dust control sites at RML Hospital and Lady Hardinge Road. Accordingly the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPPC) was directed to impose fines of Rs 5 lakh on both sites, with additional daily penalties if satisfactory responses are not provided.
Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that an anti-dust campaign is being launched today to control dust at construction sites in Delhi.
After the inspection, Rai stated, “Environmental rules are not being properly followed at the construction site. Under the anti-dust campaign, we inspected the construction site of the new block at RML Hospital today and found that Rama Civil Construction Company, responsible for the construction, is not strictly adhering to the 14 dust control rules. The DPCC has been instructed to issue a notice and impose a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the company."
He added, "If they do not begin to strictly follow the 14 rules at the construction site, a daily challan will be issued against them." He further informed that during the inspection at Godrej's construction site on Lady Hardinge Road, violations of the 14 dust control rules were found.
