NEW DELHI: In a move to step up pressure on polluters as Delhi faces its annual winter bad air days, the Centre said on Saturday that criminal prosecution will be launched against violators failing to take action despite warnings and offenders will also be named and shamed on official websites.
Noting poor compliance of its directives to check air pollution in Delhi-NCR, the Centre said the names of violators — both private and government entities — will also be put in the public domain.
"It doesn’t matter how big an agency or how influential its official is, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will not hesitate to initiate criminal prosecution against them. We’ll have to do it strictly and religiously," environment minister Harsh Vardhan said. The move acknowledges the need for action within the Delhi-NCR region apart from efforts to curb outside sources of pollution, like stubble burning.
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