GURGAON: Residents of Park View Residency in Palam Vihar are nonetheless wearing air pollution masks even a day after Diwali, and it's got not anything to do with air pollution led to due to firecrackers. They protested towards the MCG on Friday, alleging deteriorating air quality in their neighborhood owing to development of a concrete road proper outside their housing society.
Hundreds of Park View Residency citizens held an indication towards MCG for failing to make sure that dust air pollution norms are adopted on the development site.
"This road has been under construction for over six months now, and in fact the contractor has abandoned the work midway as he was not paid by the MCG which is carrying out the work done now. None of the guidelines prescribed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) are being followed at the construction site. We have lodged complaints with the MCG many a time, but no action was taken so far. We also approached the local police and the traffic police, but they expressed helplessness, and instead asked us to go to NGT, which we have already done. We decided to protest in an attempt to draw the urgent attention of MCG officials," Vikas Kumar, RWA member, stated.
The MCG, on the other hand, feigned ignorance when TOI contacted a senior legit. "I am not aware about the situation there as such work is undertaken by the engineering wing. I will look into this matter," additional municipal commissioner Narhari Banger stated.
Residents also alleged that the street development also ends up in large visitors snarls every day.
"Around 2,500 residents live in this housing society. Ever since the road construction has started, we have witnessed snarls for hours as there is total mismanagement by all the authorities. At times it takes over an hour to enter or exit our society due to traffic jams outside. We simply dread to think what will happen in an emergency situation. The authorities need to wake up from their slumber," stated RWA president C S Kumar.
Hundreds of Park View Residency citizens held an indication towards MCG for failing to make sure that dust air pollution norms are adopted on the development site.
"This road has been under construction for over six months now, and in fact the contractor has abandoned the work midway as he was not paid by the MCG which is carrying out the work done now. None of the guidelines prescribed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) are being followed at the construction site. We have lodged complaints with the MCG many a time, but no action was taken so far. We also approached the local police and the traffic police, but they expressed helplessness, and instead asked us to go to NGT, which we have already done. We decided to protest in an attempt to draw the urgent attention of MCG officials," Vikas Kumar, RWA member, stated.
The MCG, on the other hand, feigned ignorance when TOI contacted a senior legit. "I am not aware about the situation there as such work is undertaken by the engineering wing. I will look into this matter," additional municipal commissioner Narhari Banger stated.
Residents also alleged that the street development also ends up in large visitors snarls every day.
"Around 2,500 residents live in this housing society. Ever since the road construction has started, we have witnessed snarls for hours as there is total mismanagement by all the authorities. At times it takes over an hour to enter or exit our society due to traffic jams outside. We simply dread to think what will happen in an emergency situation. The authorities need to wake up from their slumber," stated RWA president C S Kumar.
MCG ‘flouts dust norms’ at road site, Park View residents protests
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