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Envt ministry to hold high-level meeting over air pollution today

Environment Secretary CK Mishra will hold a high-level meeting on air pollution today. The meeting will be attended by Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, while senior officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Power and Ministry of Agriculture will also be present.

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Published : Nov 18, 2019, 9:52 AM IST

Updated : Nov 18, 2019, 11:21 AM IST

New Delhi: The Union Environment Ministry will hold a high-level meeting on November 18 over the alarming pollution levels in Delhi and nearby areas with top officials of the States in the region.

Environment Secretary C.K. Mishra will chair the meeting, which will be attended by Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Senior officials from the Ministries of Housing and Urban Affairs, Power, and Agriculture will also be present in the meeting, an official spokesperson said on November 17.

Among other agenda items related to tackling air pollution, the meeting is called for monitoring the measures that are currently underway, he said.

In view of the deteriorating air quality during the winter months, the meeting will also discuss the additional measures required to reduce the severity of pollution.

Officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs will also be present, who will put forth measures required for more effective traffic management, which is another factor aggravating the problem of air pollution, the spokesperson said.

Read: Delhi! Devoid of clean water, pure air

The meeting will also be attended by Municipal Commissioners of the civic bodies in Delhi and District Collectors of Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida will also participate via video conference.

This meeting is scheduled after a parliamentary standing committee meeting on November 15, to discuss the rising levels of air pollution in the national capital was postponed as most participants, including East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir and civic officials, were absent. Out of 29 members in the committee, only four were reportedly present.

The national capital is battling alarming levels of air pollution for the past few weeks. The air quality deteriorated further in the last few days, forcing the authorities to shut schools for two days last week.

Read: Javadekar calls for joint cooperation of agencies to combat air pollution

New Delhi: The Union Environment Ministry will hold a high-level meeting on November 18 over the alarming pollution levels in Delhi and nearby areas with top officials of the States in the region.

Environment Secretary C.K. Mishra will chair the meeting, which will be attended by Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Senior officials from the Ministries of Housing and Urban Affairs, Power, and Agriculture will also be present in the meeting, an official spokesperson said on November 17.

Among other agenda items related to tackling air pollution, the meeting is called for monitoring the measures that are currently underway, he said.

In view of the deteriorating air quality during the winter months, the meeting will also discuss the additional measures required to reduce the severity of pollution.

Officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs will also be present, who will put forth measures required for more effective traffic management, which is another factor aggravating the problem of air pollution, the spokesperson said.

Read: Delhi! Devoid of clean water, pure air

The meeting will also be attended by Municipal Commissioners of the civic bodies in Delhi and District Collectors of Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida will also participate via video conference.

This meeting is scheduled after a parliamentary standing committee meeting on November 15, to discuss the rising levels of air pollution in the national capital was postponed as most participants, including East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir and civic officials, were absent. Out of 29 members in the committee, only four were reportedly present.

The national capital is battling alarming levels of air pollution for the past few weeks. The air quality deteriorated further in the last few days, forcing the authorities to shut schools for two days last week.

Read: Javadekar calls for joint cooperation of agencies to combat air pollution

Intro:Body:

Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri C.K. Mishra to hold a high-level meeting on air pollution on 18.11.2019. The meeting will be attended by Chief Secretaries of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Senior officials from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Power and Ministry of Agriculture will also be present in the meeting. 



Amongst other agenda items related to tackling the issue of air pollution, the meeting is called for monitoring the measures that are currently already underway. In light of the coming winter season, the meeting will also discuss the additional measures required to reduce the severity of air pollution.





Officials of Ministry of Home Affairs will also be present, who will put forth measures required for more effective traffic management, which is another factor aggravating the problem of air pollution. The meeting will also be attended by municipal commissioners of NDMC, SDMC, EDMC etc. District Collectors of Faridabad, Ghaziabad, NOIDA, Greater Noida will also participate via video conferencing.





-    official Spokesperson, MoEFCC


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