New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Centre and the Delhi government shored up their action against the persistent pollution crisis in the region on Wednesday, announcing a state-level monitoring panel and ordering over 2,000 industrial units to install real-time emission trackers and control systems by the end of the year. At the central level, the Union environment ministry ordered 2,254 units - labelled as those with "high air pollution potential", or "red" category industrial units - to bake in calibrated Online Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (OCEMS) and Air Pollution Control Devices (APCD) by the end of the year. Units that don't comply may be shut, said officials aware of the matter. At the state government level, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta announced the formation of a high-powered expert committee that will continuously monitor, review and recommend measures to manage pollution in the Capital. Speaking at a review meeting of key departments, Gupta said the expert committee would be vested with special powers to steer pollution-control initiatives with greater urgency and effectiveness. "The committee will include senior officials from the concerned government departments, as well as experts from IIT and specialists in environmental science. The committee will also be granted special powers by the government," Gupta said. The Centre's decisions were taken at a review meeting chaired by Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav, as Delhi breathed another day of "very poor" air. NCR houses 2,254 units labelled as those that have "high air pollution potential". All of these were ordered to install calibrated OCEMS and APCD by the end of the year. "Though this year we have seen fewer severe air quality days compared to last year, air pollution is an issue of concern for Delhi and the entire region. So in the six meetings since August 8, we have directed several measures on controlling emissions," said Yadav.htc...