South Delhi Municipal Corporation takes steps to fight dust pollution

NEW DELHI: To combat dust pollution this winter, South Delhi Municipal Corporation has prepared a detailed plan and arrangement in advance.
According to the plan, SDMC aims to make all its 12 sprinklers operational, pave roadside berms, repair roads and set up waste processing plants. To implement its various projects, the civic agency has recently prepared an action plan mentioning the estimated funds required and has shared it with the ministry of housing and urban affairs.
"To begin with, after the rains, we will make our 12 tanker-mounted sprinklers operational. Each of them has a capacity of 10,000 litres," said an official.
SDMC standing committee chairman Bhupender Gupta said the roads under the corporation were supposed to be frequently maintained, but due to the shortage of funds, it has become difficult to achieve the target. "We have asked the Centre to provide us machines, which will help in the immediate repair work," he said. Besides, to combat the illegal disposal of plastic, SDMC has proposed to install 50 TPD waste plastic -to-fuel plant on a pilot basis.