New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has intensified its GRAP-3 enforcement measures through coordinated operations in multiple zones, targeting polluting industrial units, sanitation issues and biomass burning as the city battles rising pollution levels, an official said on Friday, reports The Statesman.
In the West Zone, a joint team from the MCD, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), BSES and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate carried out a crackdown on illegal industrial units operating in Bindapur’s Ward 116.
An officer said that four establishments—including two coal-run bhatti units, a chemical unit and a noodle manufacturing unit—were sealed for breaching pollution-control rules. Officials said these units had been identified as major sources of air and water pollution in the area.
After a resident flagged unhygienic conditions near the railway tracks at Azadpur Railway Station on social media, the Keshavpuram Zone undertook a large-scale cleaning operation. The officer said the 1.5-acre triangular stretch, surrounded by informal settlements on Railway land, had accumulated a significant amount of municipal waste.
The MCD deployed machinery, additional sanitation workers and waste-collection vehicles to clear the area and restore cleanliness.
In Shahdara North Zone, officials issued 24 challans for biomass burning, which is a major contributor to seasonal smog. Enforcement teams have increased patrolling to prevent repeat violations.
The zone also carried out an encroachment-removal drive on Sewadham Road to reduce congestion and improve environmental conditions.
The MCD urged residents to avoid burning waste, follow environmental rules and help maintain cleanliness in their neighbourhoods, reiterating its commitment to reducing pollution across the city.
