MCD unveils Rs 523 crore plan to combat Delhi’s dust pollution

The 523 RS Crore’s anti-pollution plan contains the supply of 60 mechanical road cleaner with a width of 40-60 feet.
ToI said that the proposed plan was cleaned by the MCD commissioner and expects the Delhi government to approval for budget sanctions.
According to Civic Body, the plan announcement comes after having a meeting with the Delhi Govt Environment Department on September 17th. During the lock meeting, the MCD was asked to reduce dust emissions for 40-60FT roads, and to supply operations in the primary waste collection centers and suppuctives.
In accordance with the RS 523 Crore Plan, the MCD will ask the government to upgrade existing C&D waste sites with metal barricades, screen boards, water sprinklers, CCTV cameras and air quality sensors.
In addition, the civilian body will need 516.3 Crore RS to buy 60 road sweeps and for 10 years of maintenance under an outsourcing model. “We also requested 8.7 Crore to distribute 60 vacuum -based, battery -powered garbage turntable machines, but this is not sold by the commission members on the road 60, MCD uses 52 ways SUPPERS. Follow the operations. Personnel routes are monitored online.
GPS systems from 52 machines are installed in 24 road vacuum cleaner while watching them during the working hours of IT department. Remaining 28 engineers. The highest distribution from 52 machines is in seven machines and central and southern regions.
An official accepted the difficulties in deploying brooms on 30-60 FT roads due to traffic congestion and parked vehicles, and said that the environmental department was more appropriate to evaluate the real effects of air quality. “It is observed that even around the air quality monitoring stations, operating road sweepstresses do not significantly improve their reading in winter.” He said.
In winter, MCD will create teams to control various steps such as MCD, water spreading, open burning, illegal dumping and control of spiritual conditions.
A meeting on dust reduction steps to be followed by various departments this year is expected on October 9th. But we have made a step draft by us. ” He said. Previously, the authorities said they plan to make 180 water fountains on the roads.
140 of these 180 water sprinklers are actively operating in different regions. In order to cover a wider area, the authority decided to raise 40 water tankers and use them for purpose.
Earlier this year, MCD created a sanitation team in each of the 12 regions in which 12 private vehicles, equipped with panels and GPS to provide efficient waste management.
These special vehicles have four to five personnel and officials who make surprise inspections in various fields to control cleaning regulations.
“If necessary, good people and organizations for garbage if necessary. They also watch special agency staff and vehicles assigned by MCD for garbage collection and offer action if necessary.” He said.
(With toI inputs)

