The Delhi government on Monday launched a drive to identify polluting industries and units, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, adding that establishments found violating norms will be sealed promptly. “The Delhi government’s mission to clean city air allows no room for complacency. Units found violating air pollution norms will be sealed immediately without further notice. We will not spare any industry found polluting the environment,” he said.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) are working to identify illegal and unauthorised industrial units, he said.
Later in the day, he said in a post on X: “DPCC inspected 2,688 industries in notified and redevelopment industrial areas, out of which 411 units were found to be spreading pollution, and orders for their immediate closure have been issued.”
This is in addition to the action being taken by the MCD, Mr. Sirsa added.
The drive to identify and shut down polluting industries is part of the government’s ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with the heightened anti-pollution measures under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan announced by the Centre on December 13.
