The DMRC launches a drive to control pollution
New Delhi: Capital Air Quality index has reached 235 which is a state of unhealthy air index. The increase in pollution has taken place after the unlock of the lock-down done by the central govt. Therefore many departments are assigned to work as a watchdog and to decrease pollution rates. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has launched a special drive across its construction websites to make sure that every one pollution management measures necessary to combat the hazard of pollution at its comes area unit being strictly done by its contractors and different site personnel.
The drive is monitored by DMRC's Managing Director Dr Mangu Singh in which the regularity of the inspections done to check the constancy to the pollution control measures has improved. Units headed by senior officers from the atmosphere Department of DMRC visiting all the sites and circumstantially checking the arrangements exhausted this regard.
According to the officials of Delhi Metro Corp., they ensure that their teams are checking whether there is a dust/wind-breaking barricades of the height of least 6 meters around the batching plants are installed or not.
Also, they need a vast team member on the check of wheel laundry facilities at the exit gates to stop the deposition of soil/muck on a public road, wherever there's a daily movement of vehicles is occurring or not. The validity of PUC obligatory for all construction vehicles are additionally get checked by the team.
The use of nozzle-based mist systems in addition to sprinkling to control dust emission from the construction sites is also been monitored.
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