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more-inThe ‘Clean Air for Delhi’ campaign saw nearly 7,000 environmental violations and about 3,000 challans issued for a range of infractions, ranging from open burning of waste, construction and road dust violations, vehicular pollution, and 635 cases of traffic congestion. Target fixedThe Ministry has a fixed target to cut air pollution in these cities by 50% over five years. While Ministry claimed there was improvement in air quality during the campaign, it will now hold talks with States to focus on region-specific environmental issues. Roughly ?9 crore was collected in fines as part of the drive, said Dr.
Vardhan. Seventy teams comprising officials from the Union Environment Ministry and the Delhi government went around the city to observe various instances of pollution..