Delhi Govt to deduct salary of negligent officials

New Delhi: Delhi government decided to deduct a part of salaries of executive engineers of PWD and other agencies if they fail to remove construction and demolition waste and garbage from roads and areas under their control.

The decision came at a high-level meeting chaired by Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev on Friday.

It was also directed to concerned authorities and municipal corporations that action plans regarding the city's 13 pollution hot spots should be given highest priority and action points be completed within two weeks.

Delhi Chief Secretary directed that construction and demolition waste and garbage dumped around these hot spots be cleared within 24 hours.

He also added that day and night patrolling intensified to prevent further illegal dumping.