New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): To management air pollution on this winter season, Delhi Government on Thursday launched a month-long intensive anti-dust marketing campaign at development websites.
Environment Minister Gopal Rai introduced the marketing campaign and mentioned, “Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the Winter Action Plan. In the first phase of the plan, we operationalised a war room in the Delhi Secretariat on October 3. Today, we are starting an anti-dust campaign in Delhi. The anti-dust campaign will be run in Delhi till November 6. It is compulsory for all construction sites to follow all 14 anti-dust norms and strict action to be taken against violators.”Rai mentioned that beneath the anti-dust marketing campaign, 586 groups have been shaped specifically to implement and monitor the anti-dust norms.
“These 586 teams will go on the ground to ensure that all the rules made for the construction sites under the anti-dust campaign are being followed. Out of these 586 teams, 33 teams came from DPCC, 165 teams from Revenue Department, 300 teams from MCD, 20 teams from DSIDC, 14 teams from Delhi Jal Board, 33 teams from DDA, 3 teams from Delhi Metro, 6-6 each team from CPWD and PWD, 1 team from NDMC, 4 teams from Delhi Cantonment Board and 1 team from NHAI,” he mentioned.
Talking in regards to the 14-point anti-dust norms, Minister mentioned that each one the development corporations must construct enormous tin partitions across the development websites in an effort to cease the mud from spreading.
“Second, in order to stop dust pollution, earlier, it was mandatory to install an anti-smog gun on site with an area greater than 20 thousand square meters till now. But now there is a modification in this provision and each site with an area above 5 thousand square meters needs to have an anti-smog gun. A construction site with an area between 5 thousand square meters to 10 thousand square meters needs to have one anti-smog gun,” mentioned RaiHe additional mentioned that the development websites sized between 10 thousand sq. meters to fifteen thousand sq. meters are required to have two anti-smog weapons and websites having a dimension between 15 thousand sq. meters and 20 thousand sq. meters have to have three anti-smog weapons.
Construction websites with an space higher than 20 thousand sq. meters are required to have 4 anti-smog weapons.
Rai mentioned that beneath the brand new norms development or demolition work is required to be lined with tents or nets.
“It is mandatory to clean the vehicle, including its tires, carrying the construction materials. It is also mandatory to cover construction-related vehicles. Construction materials and debris from demolition is required to be thrown at a designated spot. Any construction material like soil or sand cannot be left uncovered,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that stone chopping throughout development couldn’t be achieved within the open and moist jetting needs to be used to chop stones.
“It is required to spray water in non-cemented and oily areas to avoid spreading of dust. Construction or demolition sites with an area greater than 20 thousand square meters need to have a metalled road with black topple so that transportation of vehicles does not result in spreading of dust,” he added.
Rail clarified that each one the websites must comply with these guidelines and motion might be taken if somebody defaults in following them. A penalty from Rs 10 thousand to upto Rs 5 lakhs might be imposed and if there’s a severe violation, we’ll order a shutdown of the development web site.
The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) system has additionally been in drive in Delhi as per which all the development websites with areas above 500 sq. meters have to register them on the portal. If any web site isn’t registered, will probably be barred from additional development. Moreover, PUC checking and water sprinkling campaigns are carried out with efficient monitoring.
Delhi authorities additionally appealed to the those that in the event that they see any kind of violation of anti-dust norms, they will complain on the Green Delhi App by clicking images. (ANI)