New Delhi Nov 18 PTI The East Delhi Municipal Corporation EDMC has issued 140 challans worth over Rs 18 lakh against violators so far in November in its bid to curb air pollution in the area officials said on Thursday EDMC authorities have been taking a slew of measures in over the last few weeks to tackle rising pollution in the city In November a total of140 challans have been issued amounting to Rs 1895000 against defaulters of air pollution in Shahdara North Zone of the EDMC till date the civic body said in a statement EDMC has initiated a comprehensive action plan to mitigate air pollution It has constituted several teams to carry out field inspections to keep round-the-clock vigil against garbage burning biomass burning illegal dumping of construction and demolition CD waste and polluting industrial activities Several water sprinklers have also been deployed to control dust pollution by spraying dust suppressants officials said Since the government has imposed a complete ban on construction activities in view of rising pollution levels the EDMC has confiscated seven vehicles allegedly carrying CD waste and construction material according to an EDMC statement Punitive action is being taken against both institutional entities as well as individuals contributing to air pollution A special drive has been launched to monitor and prevent activities adding to air pollution in the areas of Sonia Vihar Karawal Nagar and Wazirabad Road it said Individual owners and builders found continuing with construction activities have been issued heavy challans under National Green Tribunal Act and Environment Protection Act Agencies like the PWD DDA and DMRC have also been fined heavily under the provisions of the above Acts it added One challan of Rs 50000 against MRTS in Sonia Vihar area a singlechallan of Rs 50000 against BSES in A-Block in Gokulpuri and one challan of Rs 50000 against DUSIB in the same area among others have been issued by Maintenance Divisions in Shahdara North Zone the statement said PTI KND HDA

New Delhi Sep 22 PTI The Board of Directors of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is likely to meet on September 24 and the issue of arbitration amount to be given to Anil Ambani group firm Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd DAMEPL may figure sources said on Wednesday The Supreme Court on September 9 had upheld the 2017 arbitration award worth over Rs 4600 crore in favour of the firm enforceable against the DMRC DMRC sources said its board of directors is likely to meet on Friday and the arbitration amount is expected to be on the agenda On September 9 a bench of the apex court headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao had quashed the Delhi High Court order that had set aside the arbitration award in favour of DAMEPL which had pulled out from running the Airport Express metro line over safety issues On the day of the judgement the DMRC in a statement had said The judgment is being currently analysed for future course of action Reliance Infrastructure will receive Rs 7100 crore from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC after the Supreme Court judgement the companys chairman Anil Ambani had told shareholders last week Queries to the DMRC on the dues to be given to the company did not elicit any response The arbitral tribunal in its May 2017 award had accepted the airport metro operators claim that the running of operations on the line was not viable due to reasons such as structural defects In 2008 DAMEPL had entered into a contract with DMRC for running the airport metro line till 2038 As disputes arose between the parties DAMEPL stopped operating the metro on the airport line and invoked the arbitration clause against DMRC alleging violation of contract and sought a termination fee PTI KND HDA

New Delhi Sep 17 PTI Two Delhi Metro stations near Tikri border with Haryana one of the sites of the ongoing farmers protests were on Friday closed owing to security reasons the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said The two stations in Haryana --Pandit Shree Ram Sharma and Bahadurgarh City -- fall on the Green Line of the network The DMRC tweeted to alert commuters Security Update Entryexit forPandit Shree Ram Sharma and Bahadurgarh Cityhave been closed Farmersfrom various states have been protesting at Singhu and Tikri on the Delhi-Haryana border and Ghazipur along the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border where they have camped since November 25 last year seeking repeal of the three new agricultural laws PTI KND HDA