Noida, May 9 (IANS) The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) detected 28 instances of high-visible road dust and the accumulation of construction and demolition (C&D) waste during a special inspection drive in Noida, an official said on Saturday. A total of 19 flying squad teams constituted by the Commission were deployed across Noida, covering 46 road stretches under the jurisdiction of the Noida Authority on Friday, said an official statement.The te…
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New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) As many as 34 instances of visible road dust violations were detected by five flying squads of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and adjoining areas during an inspection drive in Delhi’s Civil Lines and Karol Bagh areas, an official said on Thursday.The teams detected the violations during field assessments across three zones of Delhi — Civil Lines, Karol Bagh, and West Delhi — falling under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Corporation of Del…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Eight teams constituted by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) detected 102 instances of road dust violations in Greater Noida, noting that the problem remains a significant concern at several locations, an official said on Thursday.Violations were observed on internal roads, sector roads, and major corridors, including Beta, Delta, Alpha, Gamma, Eta, Sigma, Omicron, Zeta, Ecotech, Knowledge Park and Techzone, as well as on several 60-m, 80-m and 130-m-wide …
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas on Friday invoked actions under Stage III (‘Severe’ air quality in Delhi), as the air quality dipped with the AQI touching 354, an official said.The Sub Committee on Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) “decided to invoke all actions under Stage-III (‘Severe’ Air Quality of Delhi, ranging 401-450) of extant schedule of GRAP, with immediate effect in right earnest by all the agencies concerned in Del…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) conducted an inspection drive in Noida to assess the status of road cleaning, mechanical sweeping operations and the overall upkeep of road stretches maintained by the Noida Authority, as part of its continuous monitoring, review and enforcement actions under the statutory framework of the extant Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), an official said on Tuesday.The inspection was carried out on Monday on 142 road stretches un…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR and Adjoining Areas conducted an inspection drive to assess compliance and effectiveness of corrective measures undertaken by road-maintaining agencies on 133 stretches, an official said on Thursday. The inspection undertaken on Wednesday was a part of CAQM’s continuous monitoring and ongoing enforcement efforts under the statutory framework and provisions of the extant Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the offi…