This story is from December 5, 2020

Bad air in Delhi: Narela and Anand Vihar big concerns

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Friday identified Narela, Anand Vihar, Mundka, Dwarka and Punjabi Bagh as areas of high concern in relation to air pollution. Maximum pollution-related violations were occurring at these locations, it stated.
Bad air in Delhi: Narela and Anand Vihar big concerns
CPCB’s inspections found that five out of Delhi’s 11 districts were recording a chunk of complaints and pollution-related violations.
NEW DELHI: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Friday identified Narela, Anand Vihar, Mundka, Dwarka and Punjabi Bagh as areas of high concern in relation to air pollution. Maximum pollution-related violations were occurring at these locations, it stated.
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CPCB, in a letter based on feedback gathered by 50 teams that it had deployed in the field since October 15, 2020, said the major sources of pollution recorded at each of these locations were open dumping of garbage, construction and demolition waste, unpaved roads and re-suspension of dust.
It asked agencies to take all necessary actions to control emissions from local sources.
CPCB’s inspections also found that five out of Delhi’s 11 districts were recording a chunk of complaints and pollution-related violations. These include South, South-West, North, North-West and North-East districts. In NCR, Faridabad, Jhajjar, Noida and Bhiwadi have been found to be areas of concern.
“As per the analysis and number of complaints received, South, South-West, North, North-West and North-East districts of Delhi, Jhajjar, Bhiwadi, Gurugram North, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Noida in NCR are the areas that need actions to control air pollution due to construction/demolition activity, open dumping of garbage, road dust and industrial emissions,” said CPCB in the letter.
It has also directed agencies to address complaints related to these problems on SAMEER app, which allows people to file pollution-related complaints directly with CPCB. Users can take a photograph of the violation, attach a video and also geo-tag the location to allow agencies to identify the violation easily on the map.
Last year, CPCB and DPCC had identified 13 pollution hotspots in Delhi, based on higher ambient PM 2.5 levels than the city average. The hotspots are Rohini, Dwarka, Okhla Phase-2, Punjabi Bagh, Anand Vihar, Vivek Vihar, Wazirpur, Jahangirpuri, R K Puram, Bawana, Mundka, Narela and Mayapuri.
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