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Delhi Chief Secretary directs city administration to submit compliance of NGT orders

Months after the emergence of embarrassing reports about the precautionary measures taken by the U.S. government to ensure the safety of President Obama from the threat air pollution during his visit to India, the Delhi government has finally put in motion a mechanism to curb the growing menace in the National capital.

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Months after the emergence of embarrassing reports about the precautionary measures taken by the U.S. government to ensure the safety of President Obama from the threat air pollution during his visit to India, the Delhi government has finally put in motion a mechanism to curb the growing menace in the National capital.

Delhi's Chief Secretary K K Sharma has directed the city administration to submit compliance of the National Green Tribunal orders in time and also work on Action plan in time bound manner in order to improve the air quality of national capital. He has also instructed the Transport Department to prepare a realistic data of private vehicle of more than 15 years old, and directed it to launch on-line web site for getting information on the subject.

The instructions by the Chief Secretary were passed during a high level  meeting recently  held at Delhi Secretariat in compliance of directions in a order of NGT titled, "Vardhman Kaushik vs Union of India and Others last month.
 The meeting was attended by the senior officers of Department of various departments including Public Works Department (PWD), Transport, Delhi Development Authority (DDA),Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Police, Traffic Police, DUSIB and all Municipal Corporations of the Capital.

Laying emphasis on pollution caused by vehicles, the  Chief Secretary highlighted the issue of 28 lakh vehicles currently operational in Delhi.  Responding on the same issue, Special Commissioner (Traffic) said his department had impounded around 1,100 vehicles more than 15 years old after the NGT order.

During the meeting DPCC,  municipal corporations, horticulture department and Delhi police were also asked  to take necessary action to keep a check on burning of garbage, plastic, leaves and so on. Secretary (Environment) Sanjiv Kumar informed that DPCC and two  other agencies are monitoring ambient air quality in Delhi at 20 stations.

The directions have come after a petition filed by Vardhaman Kaushik, who had contended that “the level of particulates in Delhi is rising manifold and the reasons for which should be identified and curbed.”

NGT had recently pulled up Delhi Government for its lackadaisical  approach in implementing the panel's directions to curb vehicular  pollution in the capital.

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