Delhi will deploy 44 teams to control air pollution: the Minister of the Environment, Imran Hussain

NEW DELHI: Delhi's Minister of the Environment, Imran Hussain, announced Tuesday the deployment of 44 teams, including those from the Center's departments, as of November 1, to control pollution and infractions.

In a statement, Hussain said that the "urgent campaign" was jointly organized by the Delhi government and the Center. "As part of the campaign, we call on citizens to strictly avoid activities that add to air pollution," he said.

A senior official from the Delhi Ministry of Environment and Forests said the campaign would be confined during the first week of November.

"If the need actually feels, we will continue the campaign," said the official at IANS.

The 44 teams will include special agents, municipal officials, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the Delhi Department of the Environment, the Central Pollution Control Committee (CPCB) and the Ministry of Environment of the Forest, responsible for climate change.

"From the burning of refuse and thatch through dusty roads to vehicle emissions and the use of diesel generators, the teams will be mandated to reduce local sources of air pollution and take Strict measures against offenders responsible for sources of air pollution in Delhi, "Hussain's office said.

"Strict punitive measures will be taken against those who violate dust control measures and those who burn garbage, plastics and waste in the open air," the statement said. Minister.

The joint campaign will be announced on November 1 in Jor Bagh, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, by the Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Mr. Harsh Vardhan, and the Minister of the Environment in Delhi, Imran Hussain.

Ballimaran MP said that the three municipal corporations, the Public Works Department, the New Delhi City Council (NDMC), the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Delhi Cantonment Board and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) They were told that the construction activities they were undertaking should not result in dust emissions.

"They should ensure that water is regularly sprinkled on building materials and a construction site should be effectively covered to prevent dust from coming out of the site," he said.

To control vehicle pollution, the transport department also stepped up its action against visibly polluting vehicles and vehicles that do not have a controlled pollution certificate (PUC), a statement said.

Hussain has been conducting regular unannounced inspections for five days to check for non-compliance with anti-pollution standards. On Tuesday, he fined the contractor for a construction site in the Mahipalpur Underpbad and overflight with Rs 5 lakh for failing to control the dust emanating from the site.