New Delhi, Dec 6 (UNI) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday that the government has imposed over Rs 7 crore in fines this year on construction sites found violating pollution regulations.
He mentioned that a total of 1,750 sites were inspected, resulting in 556 notices being issued and 48 units being ordered to shut down for violating pollution control norms.
“Over the past two days, officials conducted a total of 433 inspections related to roads and garbage: 230 by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, 110 by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, 36 by the Public Works Department, 32 by the Delhi Development Authority, 17 by the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, and eight by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, leading to show-cause penalties totalling about Rs 1 crore,” said the Minister.
He stated that this year, the agencies issued 7.97 lakh ‘Pollution Under Control’ challans, up from 4.33 lakh in 2024. Around, 42,017 potholes were repaired this year, compared to 18,000 in the previous year.
Sirsa stated that the number of electric vehicles registered in Delhi has increased to 4.54 lakh as of November 15 this year, up from 3.46 lakh on December 31, 2024.
He stated that the DPCC will appoint 100 surveyors to conduct door-to-door and road-to-road assessments to enhance on-ground inspections. At present, 1,823 enforcement teams are deployed, including 536 for dust control and 633 for action against open burning.
Sirsa, in his statement, said that approximately 350 new mist-spray poles have been installed across Delhi, and 3,377 electric heaters have been provided to 1,407 resident welfare associations as part of a citywide plan to distribute 10,000 heaters.
