India, Dec. 20 -- The Gurugram metropolitan development authority (GMDA) has been directed to initiate action against ready mix concrete (RMC) concrete plants that have been operating in the city without taking any permission from the pollution department, said officials on Friday.

DS Dhesi, principal advisor, urban development, Haryana government has directed the planning and enforcement wing of GMDA to initiate action against illegal RMC plants and issue notices to them.

During a review meeting held on December 16, the chief town planner, GMDA said that 101 RMC plants are operating within the Gurugram municipal corporation limits and 72 RMC plants within the Manesar municipal corporation limits. The operators of 45 RMC plants in each ...