East Delhi Municipal Corporation fined 33 under-construction commercial and residential properties in Shahdara zone for causing air pollution, violating the 2010 guidelines of ministry of environment and forests (MoEF). In April, National Green Tribunal ordered to stop all construction activity not following MoEF rules.

NGT had directed all owners and builders to put tarpaulin sheets around the area of construction so that no dust emanates from the site. Trucks and vehicles carrying construction material and debris were ordered to be fully covered and builders prohibited from dumping construction material, particularly sand, on roads or inside colonies. Those violating these orders will be fined Rs 50,000. "This is the first time a civic body has challaned builders. They will have to appear before NGT if they fail to pay up," said an East Corporation official..............Read more

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