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Amid persisting high levels of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, the flying squads of the “Enforcement Task Force” (ETF) of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has inspected more than 140 number of sites till December 4.
Based on the reports furnished by the flying squads, serious violations by various units are being identified for strict actions, including closure.
Additionally, suitable actions against other non-conforming units are also being initiated by the commission, officials said.
Following the directions of the commission, 12 inspection teams each have been constituted for the NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and National Capital Territory of Delhi, while four teams have been deputed in the NCR districts of Rajasthan, to examine the units/activities in various sectors (including industrial, transport/vehicular, construction/ demolition, dust from roads and open areas and other dispersed sources) contributing to rise in levels of air pollution, they added.
“The commission is daily holding exhaustive review meetings directly with the 40 inspection teams/ flying squads being constituted to inspect, continuously supervise and rigorously monitor enforcement and compliance of statutory directions issued by the commission to improve the air quality of Delhi-NCR.
“These flying squads are widely covering every corner of the Delhi-NCR to track down violators and report their details to the commission for stringent actions against them,” as per a Ministry of Environment statement.
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