Baijal reviews Delhi's air pollution situation

Delhi | Friday | 18th January, 2019

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Also, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued 230 show-cause notices in Narela and Bawana areas and imposed Rs. "To control air pollution, night patrolling need to be conducted by teams comprising representatives from MCDs, revenue department, DPCC. Governor Anil Baijal on Friday reviewed the air pollution situation in Delhi and asked agencies to direct field officers to visit hotspot and heavily penalise instances of burning of waste, polluting units and dust-generating activities.Baijal also asked the Delhi government to ensure greening of areas where waste has been lifted to control dust pollution. In Step–II, 30,000 similar units operating illegally in residential and non-conforming areas will be closed.ÂIt was further informed that out of 1,467 industries, 1,297 industries have been converted into PNG and 170 industries have been closed for non-conversion to PNG. NEW DELHI: Lt..