Besides, Baijal directed that as many as 20 real-time pollution monitoring stations be functional by October this year.
With an aim to control the rising level of air pollution in the National Capital, Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal has directed the Delhi government and the municipal bodies to devise a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for final disposal of dust that is collected after mechanical sweeping. The LG has also ordered the authorities to completely prohibit open-air burning of dry leaves and garbage.
In a high-level meeting held to outline a clear implementable roadmap, including short-term and long-term solutions to improve air quality in Delhi, the LG said that all agencies concerned should follow a time-bound schedule for various activities identified. The bodies are also expected to generate awareness and to bring about an attitudinal change on issues, such as construction waste and open air burning of leaves and garbage.
Besides, Baijal directed that as many as 20 real-time pollution monitoring stations be functional by October this year.
The LG also found that for mechanical sweeping of roads, The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), which comes under the Union Urban Development Ministry, has only five machines. He also found that the other three municipal bodies — south, north, and east — have no mechanical road sweepers at all.
During the meeting, Delhi government Principal Secretary of Public Works Department (PWD), Ashwani Kumar, told the LG that six mechanical road sweepers are already functioning and a global tender has been floated for an additional six machines, which are expected to be delivered by September, 2017.
It was also revealed during the meeting that the Delhi government has audited 949 out of 970 pollution checking centres, and as many as 178 centres were issued a memo regarding discrepancies and deficiencies. In fact, the Transport Department has suspended 14 centres and cancelled licences of five centres.
Baijal then directed the Transport Department officials to examine the penal provisions and to make them more stringent. He also directed the department officials and the Traffic Police personnel to sit together and decide what type of last-mile connectivity vehicles can be allowed, and their routes, and suggested involving the Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning & Engineering) Centre in the matter.
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Anil Baijal directed that as many as 20 real-time pollution monitoring stations be functional by October this year
He also directed the Transport Department officials to examine the penal provisions and to make them more stringent
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