DPCC report on Karawal Nagar Industrial Area, Delhi, 25/06/2020
Action taken report for and on behalf of DPCC in compliance of the National Green Tribunal order of February 24, 2020 in the matter of Manish Kumar Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi. The report was filed on June 25, 2020.
The court had directed the inspection of units located in Karawal Nagar Industrial Area of Delhi by a team comprising officials from DPCC, CPCB and SDM office Karawal Nagar. The DPCC stated in the report that there are 117 white category units, 54 number of green category units and 13 orange category units.
As most of the units located in Karawal Nagar Industrial area were closed due to COVID-19 pandemic, the committee focussed on the organge category units. No unit in Karawal Nagar Industrial area was allowed to operate on fuel other than LPG/PNG and regular inspections have been carried out to check the compliance of environmental norms, the report added.
Note: The report was uploaded to the NGT site on July 4, 2020