Ban on night construction in New Delhi to be lifted soon
Some of the major construction projects in the national capital that were hit because of a ban on construction activities at night imposed in November 2018 to fight severe levels of pollution, could soon get a fresh lease of life. With the peak pollution period coming to an end, authorities said that ban would be lifted soon.
The Supreme Court-appointed body environment pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), which monitors the implementation of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), said a decision would to lift the ban would be taken soon as air quality has improved.
EPCA had banned nighttime construction in Delhi on November 12, 2018 when air started deteriorating. No such ban was, however, imposed in the NCR.
Officials of Dehi's Public Works Department (PWD), which is constructing some of the city's important projects such as tunnel at Pragati Maidan, Barapulla phase-3 and a 2.7 Km long elevated road parallel to an existing flyover on Rao Tula Ram Marg, said that the ban between 11 pm to 6 am had affected it.
Since october 15, 2018, Delhi encountered at least five episodes when pollution hit the emergency levels. But despite the alarming levels of pollution, some measures such as hiking parking fees and introducing odd-even car restriction scheme could not be enforced. This was for the first time that certain restrictions such as ban on entry of trucks and ban on construction and industrial activities were introduced as pre-emptive methods.
During summer and monsoon when pollution remains in moderate and poor levels, GRAP measures such as controlling garbage burning and lanfill fires and mechanised sweeping of roads are enforced.
The Supreme Court-appointed body environment pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), which monitors the implementation of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), said a decision would to lift the ban would be taken soon as air quality has improved.
EPCA had banned nighttime construction in Delhi on November 12, 2018 when air started deteriorating. No such ban was, however, imposed in the NCR.
Officials of Dehi's Public Works Department (PWD), which is constructing some of the city's important projects such as tunnel at Pragati Maidan, Barapulla phase-3 and a 2.7 Km long elevated road parallel to an existing flyover on Rao Tula Ram Marg, said that the ban between 11 pm to 6 am had affected it.
Since october 15, 2018, Delhi encountered at least five episodes when pollution hit the emergency levels. But despite the alarming levels of pollution, some measures such as hiking parking fees and introducing odd-even car restriction scheme could not be enforced. This was for the first time that certain restrictions such as ban on entry of trucks and ban on construction and industrial activities were introduced as pre-emptive methods.
During summer and monsoon when pollution remains in moderate and poor levels, GRAP measures such as controlling garbage burning and lanfill fires and mechanised sweeping of roads are enforced.
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