The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct joint inspections of mosques in east Delhi to ascertain if they are violating prescribed noise levels.
Directing the DCP (East) to ensure that steps are taken towards compliance of orders, a Bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel said, “We also direct the CPCB and the DPCC to conduct joint inspections on random basis at intervals to ascertain whether there is violation of law and if so, take penal action in terms of the legal provisions, CPCB will be the nodal agency.”
The directions came while the green panel was hearing a plea moved by NGO Akhand Bharat Morcha that alleged that some mosques in the area were not complying with the prescribed decibel levels.
Report sought
The CPCB has also been asked to file a compliance report within two months.
Earlier, the green panel had disposed the plea after taking into account the State government’s submission that regular inspections would be carried out.
In September 2017, the NGT had noted that the DPCC and State government would conduct inspection to check the noise level from different masjids mentioned in the application and that if the noise levels were found to be exceeding the prescribed decibel, action would be taken.