Delhi Police has lodged an FIR in a case where several minors of the Rohingya community were allegedly thrashed on Wednesday in the Madanpur Khadar area of Kalindi Kunj in the national capital.
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh was postponed on Thursday due to the unavailability of an adequate police force.
New Delhi Dec 31 PTI Delhi will remember 2021 as a year of announcements and orders but little gains from the environment point of view with air pollution rising to 2019 levels and the Yamuna often referred to as the national capitals lifeline struggling to survive the ecological assault of sewage and industrial effluentsStubble burning rampant firecracker bursting on Diwali and unfavourable meteorological conditions in the early phase of winters turned the city into a gas chamber again The thick pungent haze over Delhi-NCR smudged landmarks from view and partially blotted out the sun for several days after Diwali with green think-tank Centre of Science and Environment calling it one of the longest smog episodes in the city Even the 24-meter-tall smog tower in Connaught Place an ambitious pilot project of the Delhi government could not give breathable air Officials said smog towers can reduce pollution only to a certain extent and one cannot expect the large air purifiers to provide clean air on hazardous air quality daysEnvironmentalists and scientists have been saying there is no proven record or data globally that establishes that smog towers are effectiveDespite the Centres Commission for Air Quality Management CAQM issuing a slew of directions including use of a microbial solution to states to manage paddy residue the count of farm fires in Punjab and Haryana exceeded the number recorded in 2017 2018 and 2019 On November 7 the share of farm fires in Delhis pollution rose to 48 percent the highest in three yearsDelhi saw the Supreme Court and the CAQM going all out to pull it out of an air crisis which forced closure of schools and construction and demolition activities for almost a month and a temporary shutdown of six coal-based power plants within a 300-km radius of Delhi and industries in NCR that failed to move to piped natural gas The air quality panel imposed curbs on entry of trucks barring those engaged in essential services and run on CNG to cut down vehicular pollutionThe CAQM issued a total of 47 directions and seven advisories during the year to curb air pollution While the city government ran several campaigns to reduce air pollution including Red Light On Gaadi Off anti-dust and anti-burning drives there is no data to establish these efforts yielded resultsAn extended Monsoon and record-breaking rainfall gave Delhi its best air quality in October in four years but the air pollution in November was the worst in the month since 2015December recorded the longest streak of six severe air quality days since 2015A government official said Delhi will be better prepared to deal with the situation next year and major focus will be on vehicular emissions -- vehicles contribute to about 40 percent of PM 25 emissions here Industries in Delhi have completely switched to PNG Action on road dust and dust pollution due to construction and demolition work and garbage burning is ongoing The major focus next year will be on vehicles he said The Delhi government is likely to ask e-commerce companies food delivery services and cab aggregators which account for 30 percent of the wheels on the roads to completely switch to electric vehiclesPetrol pumps will be directed to not give fuel to vehicles without a pollution-under-check certificateDirections under the Environment Protection Act in this regard are expected to be issued soonIn compliance with the National Green Tribunals directions the Delhi government will deregister diesel vehicles which will complete 10 years on January 1 2022 and issue NOC so that they can be re-registered in other placesHowever no NOC will be issued for diesel vehicles which have completed 15 years or moreThe city government is likely to give some funds received from the Centre under National Clean Air Programme NCAP to municipal corporations for the first time for management of road dust and potholes and prevent open waste burningThis is the first time Delhi has got funds under NCAP a national-level strategy for 20 to 30 per cent reduction in PM25 and PM10 concentration by 2024Delhi has been allocated Rs 1874 crore under NCAP The first instalment of Rs 11 crore was released earlier this month according Union environment ministry officialsIn 2022 Delhi will publish its first State of Environment Report which will have data on all key areas including sewage water quality waste collection and segregationThe multiplicity of departments in Delhi impedes problem resolution Had it been Nagpur or Mumbai or Chennai it would have been easier So the objective is to fix accountability on departments concerned an official said Delhi squandered the gains made in the Yamuna water quality due to the lockdown in 2020The high pollution load and resultant frothing in the river in November around Chhath attracted global condemnationThe Delhi government deployed 15 boats to remove toxic froth at Kalindi Kunj banks where people gathered for Chhath despite restrictions Bamboo structures were installed and water sprayed from tankers to dissipate the foam As the administration faced flak for these cover-up measures officials admitted that the problem of frothing a sign hazardous water quality will continue unless sewage treatment plants STPs and common effluent treatment plants in Delhi are upgraded to meet the new standards and all unauthorized colonies are connected to the sewer networkOn an average 24 out of the 35 STPs in Delhi did not meet prescribed standards for wastewater over the last one year government data statedDelhi generates around 720 million gallons of wastewater a day The 35 STPs at 20 locations can treat up to 597 MGD and have been utilising around 90 percent of their capacityChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced a 6-point action plan to clean Yamuna and constituted a cell to improve co-ordination among agencies involved in cleaning the riverHe said he will deliver on the promise he made before the 2019 assembly elections to clean the rivers Delhi stretch PTI 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New Delhi Nov 22 PTI Metro operations at the Kalindi Kunj station were suspended briefly to rescue an injured brown-headed gull lying on the tracks a wildlife NGO which saved the bird said on Monday The station controller spotted the injured gull struggling on the Metro tracks and immediately contacted Wildlife SOS on their 24-hour helpline the NGO said A member from the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit immediately reached the location and the Metro functioning was ceased temporarily to rescue the bird which is undergoing treatment at the NGOs transit facility Kartick Satyanarayan CEO and co-founder of Wildlife SOS said Kalindi Kunj is close to the Yamuna banks and thus attracts numerous bird species The brown-headed gull is a local migratory species that moves towards the Yamuna during the winter months PTI GVS RDK RDK
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The now-familiar sight of thick layers of toxic froth floating on the surface of Yamuna River was once again sighted at Kalindi Kunj in the national capital on Monday.
Noida Nov 17 PTI The Noida Traffic Police on Wednesday issued an advisory prohibiting entry of heavy and medium category of goods vehicles into Delhi and suggesting alternative routes for those moving elsewhere via the Peripheral ExpresswayThe advisory comes in the wake of high pollution levels in Delhi and the NCR as schools and colleges were shut down till further orders and construction activities stopped except in some cases in the national capitalThe Noida Traffic Police said the general public is informed that in compliance with instructions of the Commission for Air Quality Management in the NCR and adjoining areas heavy and medium goods vehicles except those carrying essential items issued till November 21 shall be strictly prohibited from entering DelhiDiversions of heavy and medium goods vehicles from Chilla DND Kalindi Kunj Ashok Nagar and Jhandupura borders to other places via Delhi have been changedHeavy and medium goods vehicles going elsewhere via Delhi from the Yamuna Expressway will be able to go to their destination via the Peripheral Expressway from Zero Point through Pari Chowk the traffic police saidHeavy and medium goods vehicles going from Noida via the DND border through Delhi will be able to reach their destination via the Peripheral Expressway by taking a U-turn from the DND toll plaza it statedAccording to the advisory all such vehicles going from Noida to Delhi via the Chilla border will be able to go to their destination via the Peripheral route by taking a U-turn at the Chilla red lightAll such freight vehicles going from Noida to Delhi via Kalindi Kunj will be able to go to their destination via the Peripheral Expressway by taking a U-turn from the Gaushala roundabout at the end of the Mahamaya flyover it statedHeavy and medium cargo vehicles going from Noida to New Ashok Nagar towards Delhi will be able to go to their destination by the Peripheral Expressway by taking a U-turn from the New Ashok Nagar border the advisory statedHeavy and medium goods vehicles going from Noida to Jhandupura towards Delhi will be able to take a U-turn from Jhandupura border to reach their destination via the Peripheral route it addedThe traffic police asked commuters to use alternative routes to avoid inconvenience and sought cooperation of all drivers to ensure implementation of the orders related to controlling pollution in the NCR PTI KIS IJT
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari on Monday rode a boat in toxic foam-covered Yamuna in the national capital.
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