In order to mitigate the effect of dust pollution in the national Capital, municipal corporations of Delhi carried out water sprinkling and mechanical sweeping exercise on roads across the city.
A senior corporation official informed that the East Delhi Municipal Corporation deployed 60 tankers to control dust from mixing in air. While North Corporation also deployed 142 tankers in different areas in its jurisdiction for water sprinkling, he said.
North corporation covered areas comes under its six zones, a north corporation official said.
The official further said that the civic body also carried out 83 inspections and 38 notices, challans were issued for violation of norms laid down by the national Green Tribunal. He said that a penalty of Rs 20,75,000 also imposed on violators.
A SDMC official said that the civic body took various measures in view of alarming levels of dust pollution and intensified mechanical road sweeping with water sprinkle and sprinkling of non potable water on the roadsides as part of emergency measures to combat the dust pollution.
SDMC deployed 123 tractors, trolleys, tankers and 407 vehicles for this purpose, he said. "We have also issued challans to construction agencies for violating established norms for dust control measures. A total of 177 challans issued and 12 buildings sealed and at 326 sites ongoing construction activities have been stopped," he said.
The official said that the SDMC will also start plantation drive in view of spike in pollution in Delhi over last few days.