New Delhi, May 9 -- Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday said in a significant step to curb noise pollution in the national capital, for the first time, the Delhi government has empowered officers from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and other key departments to take direct action against violators.
Earlier, only officials from the Revenue Department, Delhi Police, and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) could act on complaints related to noise pollution, which often led to delays and unresolved cases.
With the new notification, the list of empowered officers has been expanded to include Assistant Commissioners from MCD and local bodies, all Deputy Commissioners (Revenue), Sub-Divisional Magistrates, ...