Noida/Ghaziabad: Sustained sprinkling of water and lowered construction activity brought down pollution across Noida and Ghaziabad during the last 24 hours, with PM10 levels noticing a sharp dip in the dual cities.
Officials on the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), on the other hand, said it would take a couple of more days for the location to go back to normalcy and dust levels in the air to relax. Around 6pm, the PM10 level in Greater Noida was once recorded at 322; 369 in Noida Sector 125, and 380 in Noida Sector 62. The PM10 level in Ghaziabad was once recorded at 470.
While the administration has directed that every one construction activity in Noida and Greater Noida be stopped from Saturday till additional realize, there had been no such order in Ghaziabad. Officials in Ghaziabad said they might adopt a wait-and-watch coverage before issuing any such curbs.
In Noida, 25 teams from the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, Noida Authority and UPPCB had been going around the city to ensure no such activity that aids pollution takes position. Nine hearth tenders sprinkled town in the morning, and 9 more have been pressed into carrier in the night time.
“We have amassed Rs eight.5 lakh in fines from various construction sites around the district for violating pollution keep an eye on norms. The violators had been booked for sporting construction materials openly, now not taking enough measures to keep an eye on mud with the help of sprinklers, and digging on the construction web page,” a UPPCB respectable said.
Asked about the measures to curb mud pollution levels, Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate BN Singh said: “We have sprinkled all of the city and Dadri area as of late. Strict action is being taken to convey down pollution in the city. Those who had violated regulations had been issued notices. Pollution keep an eye on norms are operational. All GRAP (graded reaction action plan) regulations shall be in position till the location improves.”
Ghaziabad district magistrate Ritu Maheshwari said: “Owing to high level of mud pollution in the city, we now have initiated a number of measures, corresponding to sprinkling of water to mitigate mud pollution. But we now have now not ordered construction activity to be stopped. This is so because the scenario progressed significantly on Friday, with the PM10 level settling between 450 and 500 as in opposition to over 800 the day before.”
Officials on the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), on the other hand, said it would take a couple of more days for the location to go back to normalcy and dust levels in the air to relax. Around 6pm, the PM10 level in Greater Noida was once recorded at 322; 369 in Noida Sector 125, and 380 in Noida Sector 62. The PM10 level in Ghaziabad was once recorded at 470.
While the administration has directed that every one construction activity in Noida and Greater Noida be stopped from Saturday till additional realize, there had been no such order in Ghaziabad. Officials in Ghaziabad said they might adopt a wait-and-watch coverage before issuing any such curbs.
In Noida, 25 teams from the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, Noida Authority and UPPCB had been going around the city to ensure no such activity that aids pollution takes position. Nine hearth tenders sprinkled town in the morning, and 9 more have been pressed into carrier in the night time.
“We have amassed Rs eight.5 lakh in fines from various construction sites around the district for violating pollution keep an eye on norms. The violators had been booked for sporting construction materials openly, now not taking enough measures to keep an eye on mud with the help of sprinklers, and digging on the construction web page,” a UPPCB respectable said.
Asked about the measures to curb mud pollution levels, Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate BN Singh said: “We have sprinkled all of the city and Dadri area as of late. Strict action is being taken to convey down pollution in the city. Those who had violated regulations had been issued notices. Pollution keep an eye on norms are operational. All GRAP (graded reaction action plan) regulations shall be in position till the location improves.”
Ghaziabad district magistrate Ritu Maheshwari said: “Owing to high level of mud pollution in the city, we now have initiated a number of measures, corresponding to sprinkling of water to mitigate mud pollution. But we now have now not ordered construction activity to be stopped. This is so because the scenario progressed significantly on Friday, with the PM10 level settling between 450 and 500 as in opposition to over 800 the day before.”
Sprinkling, reduced construction bring down dust pollution levels
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