Commission of Air Quality Management stressed the need to switching over of all industries in Delhi NCR

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Daily Current Affairs Article 25th December 2020: The Commission of Air Quality Management stressed the need to switching over of all industries in Delhi NCR to Piped Natural Gas (PNG) while adding that the industrial sector is one of the major contributors to air pollution.

The commission directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to inspect and identify industries using unapproved fuels and take stringent penal actions in case of non-compliances.

DPCC (Delhi Pollution Control Committee), Indraprastha Gas Limited and GAIL (Gas Authority of India Limited) are to provide required assistance.

The commission has identified 1,644 industrial units spread across fifty industrial areas in Delhi to switch over to Piped Natural Gas.

The deadline of switch over is January 31, 2021.