Delhi Among Top 3 States With Most Contaminated Sites: Pollution Board Delhi Among Top 3 States With Most Contaminated Sites: Pollution Board Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill sites, industrial areas at Jhilmil, Wazirpur, New Friends Colony, Dilshad Garden and Lawrence Road are among the 11 contaminated sites in Delhi.
There are 12 probably contaminated sites in the national capital. (Representational)
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The national capital stands third on the list of states and Union territories with most contaminated sites, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data.
There are 112 sites in India contaminated by toxic and hazardous substances. Besides, there are 168 sites that may be contaminated but require investigation and confirmation, as per the CPCB.
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Delhi Metro carries out massive renovation works on its Red Line ANI | Updated: Mar 07, 2021 14:33 IST
New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): The DelhiMetro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has completed renovation work of 12 out of 21 stations of the RedLine.
To take stock of these massive renovation activities, Dr Mangu Singh, Managing Director of DMRC inspected the various Metro stations with the Director Mr A K Garg and other senior officials of DMRC on the intervening night of 6th/7th March 2021, read a release by the DMRC.
Renovation work was started by DMRC in July 2019 for 21 of its stations between Dilshad Garden and Rithala section of the red line which is amongst the oldest Metro network opened.
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A total of 21 stations are to be renovated as part of the plan, they said. The Red Line was the first Delhi Metro corridor to have been operationalised, with the opening of the 8.4-km Shahdara-Tis Hazari section, comprising six stations in 2012. A massive renovation exercise was started by the DMRC from July 2019 onwards for 21 of its stations, between Dilshad Garden and Rithala section on the Red Line, which are among the oldest in the metro network opened under its phases I and II, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement. The exercise was aimed at giving these old stations an enhanced aesthetic look and to upgrade infrastructure to keep pace with the changing times, and ensuring an enhanced commuting experience to its customers, it said.