SDMC steps up efforts to curb pollution

New Delhi: With the increase in pollution, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has stepped up efforts to fight air and dust pollution in the national capital, taking stringent pollution control measures including action against burning of solid wastes, garbage, dry leaves, and plastics, rubber and construction activities. Apart from this spraying water for cleaning and appropriately washing of the roads to make the dust to settle down is also being taken up in all localities across SDMC.

"The Corporation has intensified mechanical road sweeping with water sprinkle and sprinkling of non potable water on the roadsides as part of emergency measures to combat the dust pollution. 3 Teams in each were also been constituted to check burning of leaves etc. and check the construction sites to stop air pollution," said an official. In all four zones, a total of 24 five water sprinkles have been deployed while In all, total 660 challans amounting to Rs 23.76 lakh were issued in four zones.