Gurgaon: MCG has set a one-month deadline to make the city’s main roads free of dust and debris. At a review meeting chaired by MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya, officials were directed to prioritise pollution-control measures, step up ground-level enforcement and ensure timely removal of construction and demolition (C&D) waste, garbage and horticultural waste from roads, footpaths and green belts.“The objective is to clearly identify sanitation and engineering-related issues in each zone and establish accountability and deadlines for resolving them,” Dahiya said at the meeting, amid intensified air pollution control measures under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). He directed all joint commissioners to survey their respective zones within a week and submit reports assessing the condition of roads, footpaths, green belts, kerbs and drains.Officials have been asked to identify deficiencies and take corrective action, while ensuring that C&D waste, horticultural waste and other garbage are removed from public spaces within the same deadline. The officials also reviewed 174 locations identified by Commission for Air Quality Management. Officials were instructed to inspect these sites, assess ground conditions and resolve identified problems. “Where corrective work requires more time, deadlines must be fixed and progress monitored,” the civic body chief said.The civic body has directed its teams to prevent open burning of garbage and other waste, with regular monitoring and action against violators. Officials are issuing challans and taking other action as prescribed under the rules in cases of open waste burning. MCG is also conducting regular water spraying on major roads using truck-mounted anti-smog guns to suppress road dust and reduce airborne particulate matter, officials said at the meeting.Construction sites and vendors storing building materials without covering them are being directed to comply with covering requirements. Repeat offenders will face challans, the corporation said. Dahiya also appealed to citizens to comply with GRAP regulations, refrain from burning waste in the open, keep construction materials covered and prevent garbage from accumulating in public spaces. “If any violation is observed, citizens should register a complaint through the dedicated helpline or any of the other available channels,” added Dahiya.Recently, MCG revised the composition and functioning of its dust control and management cell, placing responsibility for dust mitigation squarely on senior civic officials and field-level engineering teams. An official order issued by the MCG commissioner mandated coordinated action on road maintenance, mechanised sweeping, water sprinkling, scientific disposal of collected dust and the conversion of unpaved roadside stretches into paved surfaces or green areas. The order also introduces a structured monitoring and reporting mechanism, requiring monthly assessments of the implementation of road-dust control measures.Under the revised composition, the MCG commissioner now heads the cell as chairperson, while additional commissioners for clusters one and two — Ankita Chaudhary and Yash Jaluka — will serve as members. Additional commissioner (HQ) Ravinder Yadav, who is also the nodal officer for the environment and sustainability wing, was designated member secretary. Chief engineer Vijay Dhaka serves as the technical member, with joint commissioners, executive engineers and horticulture officials also brought into the monitoring and implementation framework.
