Delhi government forms ‘committees’ to bring pollution under control at 13 ‘hotspots’

Delhi government forms committees to tackle pollution at 13 hotspots, implements GRAP Stage 1 for poor air quality.

Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday (October 18, 2024) said the government has formed a coordination committee each to identify and mitigate local sources of pollution at 13 locations in the city stifled with "very poor" air.

Mr. Rai at a press conference said that while the whole of Delhi is breathing 'poor' air, it was particularly 'very poor' at 13 hotspots, where the Air Quality Index crossed 300.

Anand Vihar, Ashok Vihar, Dwarka Sector 8, Mundka, Jahangirpuri, Rohini, Narela, Okhla, Punjabi Bagh, R.K Puram, Vivek Vihar, Wazirpur, and Bawana have been identified as these 13 places.

In a meeting, Rai directed officials to strictly follow all pollution-related guidelines, a statement said.

"To reduce dust pollution, coordination committees for each location have been formed to identify and mitigate local sources of pollution at 13 hotspots," Mr. Rai said.

MCD deputy commissioners have been tasked with the job to prepare an action plan for hotspot areas under their jurisdiction, he added.

According to the statement, 80 mobile anti-smog guns have been installed in the hotspot areas.