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Delhi govt distributes electric heaters to RWAs to curb winter pollution
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the government is working in mission mode, giving pollution control the highest priority. She highlighted that the city's large landfill mounds are steadily decreasing, cleanliness and plantation drives are ongoing, and measures such as water sprinkli
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As pollution levels rise, residents of Delhi's CP claim smog tower not ope
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the air quality has deteriorated to "very poor" and the locals complain that the tower has not been operational for the entire year.
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Delhi: BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla reaches 'Smog Tower' to protest again
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
As the national capital grapples with rising air pollution, Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Friday reached 'Smog Tower' to protest over the same. Slamming the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the BJP leader said that Arvind Kejriwal had cheated the people in the nati
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"Ready for cloud seeding, need permissions," says Delhi Environment Minist
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Gopal Rai, Delhi Environment Minister and AAP leader, released a statement on Sunday regarding the possibility of cloud seeding (artificial rain) and the construction of smog towers in Delhi.
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Environment Minister Gopal Rai issues order to restart functioning of Delh
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
With the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government coming in the line of Opposition fire amid runaway pollution in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday said he has ordered the resumption of the functioning of the city's only smog tower at Connaught Place. Read More
Delhi Minister Gopal Rai orders immediate release of outstanding payments
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday wrote to the Principal Secretary of Environment, directing the latter to release the outstanding payments of the personnel working at the Somog Tower located in Delhi's Connaught Place.
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Delhi's smog tower non-operational due to delayed salary, Saurabh Bharadwa
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The smog tower, inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in 2021, has stopped working after the personnel responsible for its operations 'locked it' due to non-payment of their salary for December 2023 and no written 'job guarantee' from the Delhi government.
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DPCC points Delhi Govt's indecisiveness on smog tower ineffectiveness in a
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) in its report has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the ineffectiveness of the smog tower has been communicated to the Government of NCT of Delhi, but no concrete decision on the matter was taken.concrete decision on the matter was t
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After studying SC's order, Delhi govt will make detailed plan: Gopal Rai o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After the Supreme Court said that schemes like odd-even for vehicles to tackle pollution issues are mere optics, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that the government will incorporate the orders of the Supreme Court in the detailed planning.
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Delhi Minister Gopal Rai blames Delhi Pollution Control Committee for shut
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Gopal said, "Violating all traditions, the Central Government appointed Ashwani Kumar as the Chairman of DPCC (Delhi Pollution Control Committee). Using his superpower, Ashwani Kumar violated a Supreme Court order and stopped the payment for the study of the smog tower. Following this, the a
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Smog towers not operational in Delhi over payments issue: Delhi Minister G
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As the air quality in the National Capital continues to deteriorate, the smog tower which was inaugurated in 2021 at a cost of Rs 20 crores in Connaught Place is locked up and not operational.
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BJP's Shehzad Poonawala dons gas mask, claims Smog Tower in Delhi non-func
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Shehzad Poonawalla says, "Delhi has become a gas chamber under Arvind Kejriwal. He has ensured that AQI levels are at their highest in the last four to five years. He has done nothing to tackle pollution; he used to blame stubble burning in Punjab."
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