Follow guidelines to curb dust pollution during winter: Delhi minister Rai to govt, private construction agencies

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Gopal Rai speaking during a meeting in New Delhi

New Delhi: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday instructed government and private construction agencies to follow the guidelines to control dust pollution in the city during the winter season.

He convened a meeting with government and private construction agencies at Delhi Secretariat in this regard.

"All agencies engaged in construction work were instructed to follow 14-point guidelines to control dust pollution," he said in a post on X.

"The government is preparing a winter action plan to control pollution, with 28 departments assigned specific tasks and expected to submit their reports soon. Following this, the environment department will curate a report and present it to the chief minister for approval. It will then be implemented," the minister told PTI.

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