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Delhi Police holds meeting to tackle pollution problem
The Delhi Police recently held a coordination meeting with their counterparts from the NCR region to discuss and implement measures aimed at addressing the pollution situation in the national capital, officials said on Wednesday.
New Delhi : The Delhi Police recently held a coordination meeting with their counterparts from the NCR region to discuss and implement measures aimed at addressing the pollution situation in the national capital, officials said on Wednesday.
The meeting, held on Saturday, brought together senior officers from across the NCR to align efforts and strategies, an officer stated. Senior officers from Sonipat, Jhajjar, Faridabad, and Gurgaon in Haryana, as well as Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, attended the meeting. Special Commissioners of Police (Traffic) Ajay Chaudhary and K. Jagadesan were also present. “We have deployed several task forces at the borders of the national capital. Traffic from bordering areas is being diverted approximately half a kilometre away from the border,” the officer said. According to Delhi Police data, a total of 2,27,962 vehicles were challaned for not having a pollution certificate between October 15 and December 2. During the same period, 7,085 overage vehicles were impounded.
Police also prosecuted 741 vehicles for carrying uncovered construction and demolition waste. A total of 21,471 non-destined trucks were diverted through the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways, the data said. In addition, 552 traffic congestion points have been cleared, it said. A total of 17,551 light motor vehicles (BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel) were challaned and more than 7,700 interstate buses were checked at Delhi’s borders, with 6,631 buses allowed to enter the city, the data revealed.
The data also showed that 51,283 vehicles were challaned for obstructive or improper parking between October 15 and December 2, and over 99,000 notices were issued for the same.
