New Delhi: West Delhi Nodal Secretary Rupesh Kumar Thakur inspected the Punjabi Bagh air pollution hotspot on Thursday and found that the Railway Cement Siding Yard flagged in his earlier inspection has now been barricaded, with entry restricted.
During his previous inspection on October 28, 2026, Thakur had directed stringent measures, including sealing of the yard, to control dust pollution. To check compliance, he inspected the yard again, according to a press release issued on Thursday.
He found that railway authorities have barricaded the cement siding yard and restricted entry. A Railway Protection Force post has also been set up at the site, which Thakur described as an important step towards curbing unauthorised movement and other activity there and controlling dust from the yard.
Apart from the Punjabi Bagh hotspot, the nodal secretary visited several other locations to review ground-level work on the main sources of air pollution, including vehicular emissions, road dust, construction and demolition activity, waste accumulation and other local sources.
A detailed review meeting was held afterwards at the MCD West Zone office, where officials briefed him on the situation at the hotspot, the work done by various departments and the corrective measures proposed. Thakur directed all departments to ensure strict and sustained action, strengthen coordination and monitor the identified sources regularly. He said corrective action should be taken immediately wherever needed, and asked departments to stay alert and active given the continuing decline in Delhi’s air quality this pollution season.
Senior officials and representatives of the MCD West Zone, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, the Delhi Jal Board and other departments attended the inspection and the review meeting.
