Delhi-NCR industries not running on PNG asked to close immediately
In view of the deteriorating air quality of Delhi-NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Tuesday ordered the immediate closure of industries not running on PNG or cleaner fuels in industrial areas despite the availability of gas infrastructure and supply.
As per the directions of the Commission, these violating industries or industrial units will not be permitted to schedule their operations till December 12, 2021, and the position will be reviewed for further decisions.
In the Commission’s comprehensive policy directions issued in August this year for shifting of industries operating in NCR Districts to PNG/cleaner fuels, the state governments of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (U.P.)
