Delhi Pollution Control Committee

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Delhi Pollution Control Committee
DPCC
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Agency overview
Formed1991
Jurisdiction Union Government of India
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Employees125 [1]
Annual budget₹100 crore (US$12 million) [2]
Agency executives
  • Ashwani Kumar, Chairperson
  • K.S Jayachandran, Member-Secretary
Website www.dpcc.delhigovt.nic.in

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) is an autonomous regulatory body in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, responsible for monitoring, controlling, and mitigating environmental pollution in the NCR region. [3] It was established under the provisions of the Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1974, [4] and Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act, 1981, to regulate and safeguarding the environment and public health in Delhi. [5]

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Controversies

In September 2024, CBI arrested a senior environmental engineer of DPCC, Mohammad Arif, along with others. He was allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for renewing pollution clearances for private firms. [6]

The court described this under-staffing as a “very sorry state of affairs,” given the committee’s crucial role in pollution control. [7]

History

Delhi Pollution Control Committee was established in 1991 by central government and works with Central Pollution Control Board and National Green Tribunal to control the pollution in the capital. [8] The Committee was established to tackle environmental degradation and pollution in Delhi by monitoring and regulating air and water pollution levels and ensuring compliance with environmental laws. [9] [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.dpcc.delhigovt.nic.in/directory
  2. ↑ https://cpcb.nic.in/openpdffile.php?id=UmVwb3J0RmlsZXMvMTQwM18xNjU1MzU0NzkxX21lZGlhcGhvdG8xNjQ3MS5wZGY=
  3. ↑ "Delhi Air Pollution: Here are the apps, websites to use to track the daily AQI". The Indian Express. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. ↑ https://lddashboard.legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1974-6.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. ↑ Babu, Nikhil M. (2023-04-02). "Over ₹6,800 crore spent in 5 years on cleaning Yamuna". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  6. ↑ Pandey, Munish Chandra (2024-09-09). "CBI seizes Rs 2.3 crore cash from Delhi pollution board official's home". India Today. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  7. ↑ "SC issues contempt notices over vacancies in NCR pollution control boards". Hindustan Times. 2025-05-09. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  8. ↑ "Delhi Pollution Control Committee".
  9. ↑ "Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 3, 2023)". www.downtoearth.org.in. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  10. ↑ Munjal, Diksha (2022-11-09). "Explained | What has Delhi done over the decades to combat air pollution?". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-10-09.
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