New Delhi, February 24: Enforcement teams activated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prevent air pollution detected 131 violations during the fortnight ending February 18, an official said on Tuesday.
The data was shared at the 126th meeting of the Enforcement Task Force (ETF) of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CPCB) held on February 20 to review the enforcement and inspection activities undertaken across the National Capital Region (NCR) during the reporting period from February 4 to 18, the official said in a statement.
During the reporting period, a total of 318 inspections were carried out, including four inspections in the Construction and Demolition sector, 306 in the Industrial sector, and eight in the Diesel Generator sets sector, across the NCR, it said.
Out of these 131 violations, including four from the Construction and Demolition sector, 123 (as of the morning of February 20, 2026) were reported from the industrial sector, and four related to Diesel Generator sets, the statement said.
The statement also said that proposals have been made to close 39 units, seal 10 Diesel Generator sets, issue Show Cause Notices (SCNs) to 15 units, and 28 cases are under examination.
During the meeting, particular emphasis was placed on inspecting measures to mitigate road dust, including mechanized road sweeping, water sprinkling, maintaining paved shoulders, and compliance with prescribed dust mitigation measures.
The inspection findings were reviewed in detail, and concerned agencies were advised to ensure on-the-ground vigilance and strict adherence to dust abatement measures, especially in high-traffic corridors and urban hotspots, it said.
According to the cumulative enforcement status as of Monday, a total of 26,328 units, projects, and entities have been inspected by the CPCB's enforcement teams, the statement said.
Based on these inspections, 1,686 closure directions have been issued for non-compliance, it said. Out of these, 1,290 resumption orders have been issued upon verification of compliance by the concerned units, it added.
Further, 123 cases have been transferred to the respective State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for final decision, while resumption orders in respect of the remaining 273 entities are under examination as per due process, it said.