New Delhi: Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday ordered a suspension of two Forest Department officials after finding large scale encroachment on forest land during an inspection in south Delhi. “Inspected and found large scale encroachment on ridge land near Chattarpur Enclave Part-II. Directed the Forest Department to immediately[Read More…]
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Combat air pollution on war footing: Delhi Environment Minister
New Delhi: With deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday directed various departments to combat air pollution on a war-footing and also take mandated actions under ‘very poor’and ‘severe’ categories of air quality index. Hussian reviewed the preparedness and action plan of various[Read More…]
Delhi government forms inspection team to check pollution
New Delhi: With Delhi air quality worsening, Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday formed an inspection team to carry out surprise checks in the capital to check air pollution violations. Hussain asserted that the inspections by the six-member committee will be carried out to check “ground level steps” being taken[Read More…]
Delhi government directs departments to take anti-pollution steps
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Delhi Minister for Environment and Forests Imran Hussain on Wednesday directed various departments to take strict measures against dust and other pollution emissions in the national capital ahead of winters and festive season. The city witnessed severe air pollution in the past two years, particularly[Read More…]
Delhi: 78,000 tress chopped in last decade
In the last decade, over 78,000 trees have been cut in the national capital, the Delhi Assembly was informed on Friday. In a written reply, Environment Minister Imran Hussain informed the House that in a compensatory plantation, about 10 lakh saplings have been planted in the city. “Between 2008 and 2018, the North Forest Department has chopped 16,235[Read More…]
Call meet of NCR Environment Ministers, Delhi urges Centre
New Delhi: Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday asked the Central government to call a meeting of Environment Ministers of NCR states and other stakeholder departments to find a solution to the issue of air pollution in the capital. In a letter addressed to Union Environment, Forest and Climate[Read More…]
Delhi pollution: AAP government proposes aerial water sprinkling
The Delhi government on Monday expressed its willingness to the Centre to bear the cost of aerial sprinkling of water in the national capital in order to help reduce air pollution. Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain wrote to Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan and said[Read More…]