The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) issued 10,367 challans and imposed fines exceeding Rs 1.11 crore between November 2 and November 9 for violations linked to Delhi’s pollution-control restrictions, including open storage of construction material, unauthorised construction activity and the burning of waste and biomass.
MCD officials said the enforcement action was being carried out under the restrictions in force under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), along with directions issued by the National Green Tribunal. The penalties imposed across the reported period totalled more than Rs 1.11 crore, with individual challans ranging from Rs 2,000 to Rs 50,000 depending on the violation.
The violations include keeping construction material in the open, continuing construction work in breach of applicable restrictions, and leaving uncovered material on roads and other public spaces. The civic body is also taking action against the open burning of waste, biomass and leaves, officials said.
To intensify inspections, the MCD has formed 152 monitoring teams across all 12 zones. More than 600 civil defence volunteers have also been deployed to assist with surveillance and identify pollution-related violations in different parts of the city.
Officials said the teams and volunteers had been instructed to conduct continuous inspections. The enforcement drive covers the improper spreading or storage of construction material along roads and public places, as well as the burning of waste and biomass in open or public areas.
The action places construction-site compliance and everyday waste handling within the same enforcement framework. For residents, the listed violations include visible sources of local pollution such as uncovered material on roads and the burning of leaves and other waste in public spaces. For contractors and site operators, the MCD’s enforcement focus includes whether materials are stored in an orderly and covered manner and whether construction activity complies with the restrictions applicable during the pollution episode.
The civic body’s reported enforcement figures cover the period from November 2 to the evening of November 9. MCD officials said inspections and action would continue across the corporation’s 12 zones through its teams, employees and civil defence volunteers.
