Chandigarh, Sept. 6 -- To keep pollution under control in the upcoming festival and winter seasons, the air quality monitoring committee (AQMC) has decided to set up air pollution control devices at crematoriums, create a green buffer around the dumping ground, and to check vehicle emission.

The decisions were taken in the 10th meeting of the AQMC held under the chairmanship of UT environment director Saurabh Kumar.

The meeting focused on assessing the preparedness of stakeholder departments for the upcoming high-risk winter season and evaluating the progress under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). During the meeting, the Chairman expressed serious concern over the slow pace and lack of seriousness in implementation of several ke...