New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena along with CM Rekha Gupta on Thursday held a high-level review meeting at Raj Niwas, issuing strict instructions to all departments to intensify action against dust, garbage, and construction debris across the capital.
The meeting, attended by Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood, Chief Secretary Rajiv Verma, and senior officials of multiple agencies, underscored that no lapse in pollution-control efforts would be tolerated.
Officials were directed to work in close coordination to ensure sustained and effective measures on the ground. Dust control emerged as the meeting’s top priority, with agencies reporting that unmanaged garbage and debris continued to aggravate pollution levels.
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was asked to clear waste from vacant land under its jurisdiction and ensure there is no repeat dumping.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was instructed to launch intensive cleaning drives citywide and deploy additional systems to minimise dust.
Gupta took sharp aim at the previous government, accusing it of allowing roads to deteriorate and enabling the current dust crisis.
She stressed that District Magistrates would personally monitor pollution-control actions in their areas, and would now have the authority to record the Annual Confidential Reports of negligent officials.
A daily review committee headed by the Chief Secretary has also been formed to monitor progress and issue binding directives to all departments.
Gupta said the government’s focus was on finding a permanent solution to pollution, not just temporary fixes.
Highlighting new interventions, she said mist-spray systems installed in the ITO corridor had shown encouraging results, prompting the development of a wider plan for their deployment across major roads.
She also directed DPCC officials to issue challans to departments failing to maintain cleanliness and ordered FIRs against agencies conducting illegal road cutting or failing to restore roads properly. Department heads will be held accountable for any lapses, she warned.
