Taking action against defaulters for burning garbage and contributing to dust pollution, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) has issued 1,761challans till Saturday this month.
A senior NMC official said that out of total, 1,702 challans issued open burning and 59 challans for dust pollution from 1st October till 16th October.
“Besides, above 86 challans of other agencies like DDA, PWD, I &FC etc for causing pollution by dumping garbage and construction and demolition waste on their land falling under North DMC,” he said.
The civic body also asked other agencies such as PWD, DSIIDC; DDA; I & FC; Indian Railways etc to attend to unpaved areas in their jurisdiction falling under the corporation which causes pollution, he said.
North Corporation has pressed in 134 water sprinkler tankers to suppress the dust which covers almost 1,340 kms daily. Besides, eighteen road mechanical sweepers equipped with GPS cover 650kms stretch of road. 109.88 acres of area in markets, schools, institutions etc has been developed into green, 69.11 kms of road has been developed into green by plantation. Vertical gardens at 54 locations have been developed by planting creepers, he added.
