Smog blanket over Delhi thickened on Monday, reducing visibility. (FILE)
New Delhi:
The newly formed Commission for the Management of Air Quality in the National Capital Region and Adjacent Areas on Monday stressed the need to enforce existing laws, guidelines and standard operating procedures to minimize air pollution. air in an emergency.
The main immediate measures suggested by the committee include minimizing the use of personal transport where possible, limiting travel unless it is absolutely essential and working from home.
“Future actions will require consultation with various stakeholders. However, at this stage, the committee stresses the need to strictly enforce existing laws, rules, guidelines, guidelines and standard operating procedures to minimize air pollution in the event of an accident. emergency, ”he said in a statement.
The panel also called for encouraging “coal-using industries in the NCR to minimize the use of coal in the coming months”
He called on the implementing agencies to strictly enforce laws and rules regarding dust control measures, including on construction sites and the burning of municipal solid waste and biomass.
Intensified watering, especially in dusty areas and the use of anti-smog guns at pollution hot spots, especially on construction sites, were among the immediate measures suggested by the committee.
Smog blanket over Delhi thickened on Monday, reducing visibility in parts of the city to just 400 meters as air quality remained “severe” for the fifth day in a row.
Government agencies and experts said the calm wind was exacerbating the effect of the stubble burning and that a “quick recovery” was not possible unless the number of farm fires dropped significantly.
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