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Delhi Govt Intensifies Anti-Pollution Drive in Punjabi Bagh Hotspot Ahead of Winter
- •The Delhi government has directed various agencies to intensify efforts against pollution sources in the Punjabi Bagh hotspot.
- •Measures target dust, vehicular emissions, construction activities, and waste to improve coordination before winter.
- •Additional Chief Secretary Prashant Goyal inspected the hotspot and reviewed pollution control measures.
- •The inspection covered anti-smog guns, sprinklers, mechanised road sweeping, and addressing sources like vehicular movement and construction.
- •Officials were directed to ensure continuous ground-level action, timely resolution of pollution sources, and regular monitoring of control measures.
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The Delhi government directed various agencies to intensify efforts against pollution sources such as dust, vehicular emissions, construction activities, and waste ahead of the winter months. Officials inspected hotspots and reviewed the deployment of anti-smog guns, sprinklers, and mechanised road sweeping machines.
Additional Chief Secretary Prashant Goyal, who serves as the nodal secretary of the West District Air Pollution and Monitoring Committee, inspected the hotspot alongside Municipal Corporation of Delhi West Zone Deputy Commissioner Colonel Vinod Atri and other officials.
The National Green Tribunal refused to interfere with the establishment of a Fixed Compactor Transfer Station in Punjabi Bagh, stating that there was no reliable material to conclude that siting criteria were violated and noting that 80 percent of the construction work was already completed.
