Maulana Azad Medical College fined for violating waste management rules

In a separate initiative, the Keshavpuram Zone of the MCD responded to a social-media complaint highlighting unhygienic conditions near the railway tracks at Azadpur Railway Station. A large triangular 1.5-acre stretch, located on Railway land and surrounded by jhuggi clusters, had been strewn with municipal refuse, causing severe ecological deterioration. Civic personnel conducted an extensive cleanup drive to restore sanitation in the area following the complaint.

During the investigation, four establishments, two coal-based bhatti operations, a chemical facility, and a noodle-making unit, were shut down for breaching pollution-control standards. Officials said these units were identified as major sources of contamination affecting both air and water quality in the area, leading to decisive action to enforce environmental safeguards, reports the daily. 

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has taken a series of steps to curb the rising pollution levels during the GRAP-3. GRAP 3 refers to Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan, which is implemented in Delhi-NCR when the Air Quality Index (AQI) enters the "Severe" category. MCD has made it mandatory to ensure strict enforcement of laws regarding sanitation and anti-pollution measures across multiple city zones. The initiatives include sealing illegal polluting units, addressing insanitary hotspots, issuing challans for biomass burning, and removing encroachments that contribute to congestion and pollution.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa inaugurated an awareness workshop on biomedical waste management, stressing the importance of scientific disposal through proper segregation and treatment to mitigate health and environmental risks. During the workshop, 20 government hospitals were recognized for their outstanding efforts in biomedical waste management.