The steps being taken to monitor air quality at construction sites, particularly near highways

inter alia include deployment of dedicated teams on the field to check air pollution related activities, statutory directions to all road owning/ maintaining agencies for setting up of ‘dust control and management cells’, monitoring through a dedicated web-portal, video fencing of projects, installation of anti-smog guns, screens at construction sites, use of dust suppressants and water mist, transportation of C&D materials in covered vehicles, installation of air quality monitoring sensors in project sites and self-audit and certification mechanism by the agencies concerned. Dust Control & Management Cell so set up shall regularly monitor the progress of dust control measures undertaken and prepare reports on a monthly basis. Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued several guidelines/directions in this regard.

Further, the State Pollution Control Boards / Delhi Pollution Control Committee and other concerned agencies shall continue to monitor and enforce the dust mitigation / control measures.

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

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(Release ID: 1943208)