L-G reviews action plan to combat city’s air pollution

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday reviewed detailed action plan to combat air pollution with all stake holders — Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Public Works Department (PWD) and all civic agencies, including New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).

Baijal directed the local bodies to submit plan for processing of bio-degradable waste at decentralised locations. Municipal bodies were also directed to make plan for management of fire and remediation of sanitary landfill sites at Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla.

The L-G also asked theChief Secretary to monitor the progress of procurement of Mechanical Road Sweepers, sprinklers etc. by municipal corporations as per their timelines on a weekly basis.

"The L-G directed municipal corporations to ensure that last year episode of slipping of part of landfill site at Ghazipur should not be repeated and directed round the clock deputation of Environmental Marshalls at landfill sites. Barbed wire boundary to be provided at sites," quoted a Press statement from Raj Niwas.

To make the action plan successful, the L-G directed the DMRC to ensure procurement of 600 e-rickshaws for last mile connectivity along with feeder buses and approved fuel notification to be done by end of May, 2018.

"All works of paving/ greening must be completed in eight months. Paving through concretisation/ interlocking tiles must be done at all unpaved places for all road shoulders across Delhi," the L-G said.