nIntensifying its efforts to combat air pollution, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has issued 134 challans for burning of solid waste, garbage, dry leaves, plastic, and rubber and construction activities in all four zones and imposed Rs 6,05,700 as fine.
The North Corporation also issued 45 challans. It issued 10 challans for burning garbage in the open, 14 for emission from construction activities, 21 challans for dumping of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste in open and imposed a penalty of Rs 3, 55,000 on Tuesday.
The South Corporation issued 24 challans were during night patrolling on Wednesday under 'Solid Waste Management' (SWM) by laws in Central zone. SDMC officials inspected 28 sites in central zone to check burning of garbage and dry leaves, a senior SDMC official said.
The official further said that 12 challans were issued in Najafgarh zone and Rs 1, 50,000 collected as fine. "In west zone, five challans were issued while 93 challans were issued in and south zone resulting in collection of Rs 4,55,700 as fine," the official added.
Meanwhile, Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari and East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir flagged off 40 water sprinkling tankers, two super-sucker machines, six suction-cum-Jetting machines and four auto mounted litter picker machines to tackle air pollution in areas comes under East Delhi Municipal Corporation.