Anti-Dust Campaign, Construction Guidelines To Tackle Delhi Air Pollution

The guidelines were released as part of the month-long anti-dust campaign, which will start on October 7. The Bharatiya Janata Party, however, criticised the AAP government for making grand announcements such as 14, 17, or 21-point pollution control projects every year without any tangible results on the ground

Rai, speaking at a press conference, said, “People involved in any kind of construction work — whether personal, private or government — must ensure compliance with these guidelines,” He added that all concerned sites have a week to rectify any wrongdoing, following which strict action will be taken.

Some of the directions that construction sites have been given include the installation of a wall of tin sheets around the site to mitigate the spreading of dust; anti-smog guns around sites that are larger than 5,000 sq m; providing all workers with proper dust masks; having health kits and medical facilities on sites; among others.