Delhi, Punjab governments join hands for stubble burning management
India | September 15, 2022 14:06 ISTStubble burning: On Thursday, Punjab Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said high-level meetings were held in New Delhi on the issue.
Stubble burning: On Thursday, Punjab Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said high-level meetings were held in New Delhi on the issue.
A supersite will be established on Pandara Road in Central Delhi by the end of July to identify sources of pollution in real-time. With this, Delhi will become the first city in the country to identify the real-time source of air pollution through its apportionment system.
According to downtoearth.org, New Delhi generates 9,700 tonnes of waste per day - 8,000 tonnes of which end up in landfills that had already maxed their capacities back in 2008. Numerous private companies are now coming forward to join hands with the local government and minimize the damage of this environmental impact.
The National Green Tribunal has slapped over Rs 1.17 crore penalty on 21 stone crushing and quarrying units for causing pollution and damage to the environment.
The air quality of the national capital remained 'very poor' for the second consecutive day on Thursday and is likely to further deteriorate to 'severe' category in some parts of the city on Friday.According to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR), the overall air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was recorded at 334 on Thursday morning.
Also a penalty of Rs 5 lakh was slapped on another group, Blue Walk Pathway, in Greater Noida (West), while Mahagun and Gaurs group were served notice for violating guidelines on containing air pollution, the officials said
However, private offices in the national capital will not come under the government order, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying this is the first experiment of staggered office timings, but next time the AAP dispensation will consider the same for them.
A total penalty of Rs 5.25 lakh was slapped on the nine entities by the regional office of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), amid a health emergency being declared in Delhi-NCR as pollution levels deteriorated to the "severe plus" category
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quantity index was 416 at 11 am.
The pledge unveiled at the C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen commits cities to set ambitious pollution reduction targets and implement substantive clean air policies by 2025.
Delhi's air quality further deteriorated on Tuesday and was recorded in the 'very poor' category, with the authorities predicting a rise in pollution levels over the next two days.
New Delhi: The Ambassador of Spain Gustavo De Aristegui today called on Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia and discussed areas of cooperation with regard to vehicular pollution and waste management in the city.
New Delhi: In order to curb pollution in the National Capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi- led NDA government has approved plans to make Delhi free of petrol and diesel generators.It was disclosed by the Power,
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