Delhi Environment and Industries Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has reportedly warned the private companies based in the National Capital Territory about strict actions for violating the government’s direction to switch to work-from-home (WFH) under GRAP-4 rules. He also stated that a pollution test was recently conducted across 2,12,332 vehicles in Delhi, out of which about 10,000 vehicles failed the test.
With respect to the increasing pollution concerns, Sirsa said, “It has come to light that some private companies are not following these guidelines. All such companies are urged to fully comply with the GRAP-4 rules. If any complaint is received against any private company, the strictest possible action will be taken.”
According to an NDTV report, Sira stated that the government is also planning a major crackdown to track the illegal industries in the city.
“Starting today, all Deputy Commissioners of MCD, in collaboration with DPCC, have begun the sealing action against non-legal industries. Illegal industries, whether polluting or non-polluting, will all be shut down as per the orders of the Supreme Court,” he said.
Sirsa added that polluting factories identified by the government will face strict action, and their properties may even be sealed if found non-compliant with the GRAP-4 policies.
He further added that a change in the weather conditions has been noticed due to the influence of the Western Disturbances since Sunday. He also claimed that the good impact of the pollution-related rules has been observed.
