CAQM Orders MCD to Clear Road Dust by October 31

Delhi: CAQM tells MCD officials to remove road dust by Oct 31

New Delhi, Oct 12

The instructions were issued by CAQM chairman Rajesh Verma during a hearing to review the actions taken and preparedness of all 12 zones of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), said the official in a statement.

The review focused on the removal of accumulated and legacy dust, garbage and Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste from roads, roadsides, medians, footpaths and other open areas.

The review covered the Outer North Zone (Narela), City SP Zone (Old Delhi), Civil Line Zone (North), Rohini Zone (North West), Central North Zone (Keshavpuram), Central Zone (Karol Bagh), South Zone, Central Zone (South East), Najafgarh Zone (South West), West Zone, Shahdara South Zone (East) and Shahdara North Zone (North East).

The hearing was held pursuant to the Commission's notice dated October 7, issued following an inspection conducted on October 3, during which instances of highly visible road dust and accumulation of C&D waste were observed on road stretches maintained by the Public Works Department (PWD) and cleaned by MCD.

The Commissioner, MCD and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of the 12 zones of MCD were called upon to explain the actions taken and preparedness for addressing the identified gaps, said the statement.

During the hearing, the Deputy Commissioners, MCD made zone-wise presentations detailing the cleaning and sweeping operations undertaken, dust mitigation measures implemented, enforcement actions taken and preparedness for further improving road cleanliness and abating road dust emissions.

All concerned zones and agencies were directed to ensure strict compliance with the Commission's Statutory Directions and strengthen dust mitigation measures for effective control and mitigation of road dust pollution and improvement of air quality in Delhi-NCR, the statement said.

— IANS