About 1,644 industrial units spread across 50 industrial areas in Delhi had been identified to switch over to Piped Natural Gas (PNG), the Commission for Air Quality Management, said on Tuesday.
Though a sizable number of industries are using PNG, the Commission stressed the need to switch over to PNG by all identified industries in Delhi considering that the industrial sector is one of the significant contributors to air pollution in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR).
Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) and Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) were impressed upon to complete the pipeline network, metering and associated infrastructure.
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas reviewed the progress of switching over of industries operating in Delhi to Piped Natural Gas with the Government of NCT of Delhi, GAIL and Indraprastha Gas Limited.
IGL, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Government of NCT of Delhi were also asked to work in close coordination with the industrial units to target completion of infrastructure works and complete switch over to PNG, by all the identified industrial units in Delhi, by January 31.
DPCC was also directed to inspect and identify the industries using unapproved fuels and take stringent penal action in case of non-compliances.