SDMC issues over 200 challans

New Delhi: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has issued 224 challans amounting over Rs 5 lakh to all four zones for construction activities and burning waste, garbage, plastic and rubber, officials said on Thursday. A total 143 sites were inspected and 224 challans amounting Rs 5.43 lakh issued, the officials said. In the central zone, 114 challans amounting Rs 5 lakh were issued during night-patrolling to check violations of solid waste management and air pollution due to construction activity, a senior officer said. To control dust pollution, eight water sprinklers

were deployed to cover a stretch of 90 kilometres and six mechanical road sweepers were also pressed into service.