Tag: Delhi Pollution Control Committee
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Delhi Pollution Control Committee issues guidelines for Ganesh Utsav, Durga Puja
The Committee directed the idol makers and sellers to use natural clay and biodegradable materials for the manufacture of idols. The Committee said POP (Plaster of Paris)-based idols shall not be allowed for immersion in water bodies (ghats/ponds) except in designated places identified by authorities.
September 2, 2022 -
Delhi govt revokes closure notices to 400 hotels in Paharganj, Karol Bagh
On Friday, a delegation of the affected hotel owners met Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai to press for relief.
April 23, 2022 -
Gopal Rai holds meeting with officials to prepare winter action plan for controlling pollution
He asked these agencies to submit to his department their individual plans for effectively controlling pollution in the coming winter months when the situation gets worse in the city.
September 14, 2021 -
Gopal Rai holds high-level meeting on ways to curb Delhi’s pollution
He said a team had been set up to monitor the Smog Tower project at Connaught Place, which will be completed by June.
February 20, 2021 -
As Delhiites flout firecracker ban, AQI dips to ‘severe’ category in national capital
The Air Quality Index (AQI) at ITO area and Anand Vihar recorded as 461 and 478 respectively, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data.
November 15, 2020 -
Delhi Pollution Control Committee asked to submit report on foaming Yamuna
In a letter to DPCC, the monitoring panel said the shocking pictures of women standing knee-deep in foaming, polluted Yamuna to offer prayers have got extensive media coverage and have gone viral on Twitter with 'very damaging comments.'
November 8, 2019 -
Delhi to deploy 44 teams to check air pollution from November 1
The 44 teams will comprise SDMs, officers from the municipal corporations, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Environment Department, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
October 30, 2018 -
Delhi pollution | Air quality slides towards ‘severe’, may worsen in next few days
As per data from the IMD, the air quality is likely to get further affected due to change in wind direction and slower and calmer winds.
October 27, 2018 -
Delhi air quality 12 times polluted in the morning hours
Reeling under ‘very poor’ air quality with toxins since past month, the Delhi on Sunday saw pollution levels 12 to 19 times the permissible limit during morning hours. According to the data from Delhi Pollution Control Committee, the major pollutant PM2.5 or particles with diameter less than 2.5 mm, ranged between 317 to 492 microgramme...
November 5, 2017 -
NGT notice to Centre, State govt on hookah bars in Delhi
Hookah bars, widely in existence in restaurants and bars across the national capital, today came under the lens of the National Green Tribunal which sought replies from the government on the issue. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to the Ministry of Environment of Forests, city government, Delhi Pollution Control...
October 9, 2017 -
Inspect mosques to check noise levels: NGT to Delhi government
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to inspect mosques in East Delhi and check if the noise levels generated by loudspeakers during ‘azaan’ were exceeding the permissible limit. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the AAP government and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to take appropriate action...
September 20, 2017 -
PGDAV College (Eve) to have Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station
The P.G.D.A.V. College (Evening) of Delhi University (DU) will be the first college in DU to have a fully automatic Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station soon. The college said that under its mega and ambitious project, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) will establish 20 fully automatic Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations at prominent places in...
August 9, 2017