The principal secretary to the Prime Minister will chair a meeting of all urban local bodies in the region, pollution control boards and other stakeholders such as the CAQM (Commission for Air Quality Management) under the ambit of the “high-level task force for management of air pollution in Delhi-NCRâ€, a senior official privy to the development said.
Around 1.1 million MT paddy straw pellets can be produced per annum, if corpus completely utilised according to CPCB’s estimates.
An NGT order on Wednesday has allowed for the expansion of waste to energy (WtE) plants in the capital to proceed without an environmental clearance. Experts and activists say the Capital’s three existing WtE plants have violated pollution norms on multiple occasions, and a free reign for expansion sets a dangerous precedent
The ministry proposes to expedite implementation of the land pooling policy and initiate urban regeneration projects. According to the draft policy, it would be made mandatory for land owners in urbanised villages where land pooling is to be implemented to participate in the policy, if the specified threshold of participation is achieved in a land pooling sector.
A senior municipal official clarified that amendment to Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 can only be done by the Parliament.
On August 11, the Supreme Court had exempted buildings up to a height of 17.5m with stilts from Rule 27 of the Delhi Fire Service Rules, 2010
A report from the air pollution action group notes that the “maximum long-term issues require surfacing of roads, which is also the highest contributor to PM2.5.
With cooler northwesterly winds starting to blow towards Delhi-NCR, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials say the nighttime temperature in Delhi is expected to remain below 20 degrees moving forward, with a drop to 16°C expected in the next seven days.
Sisodia, who is also the education minister, said a delegation of 30 school principals, vice principals, and teachers from the municipality of Tilottama, Lumbini, Nepal is on a 3-day visit to Delhi government schools.