After the air purifier plan, another Delhi government scheme to check air pollution seems to have hit a roadblock. Sources said first the scheme of vacuum cleaning of roads was officially delayed as there were no bidders, and now the contractors are trying to exploit the situation by quoting exorbitant rates. “Initially, there was a lack of bidders, and now, given the circumstances, the contractors are trying to exploit the government,” said a Public Works Department (PWD) official. DNA had earlier reported that the air purifier project received a setback when PWD itself termed the project “unreliable”, in its report submitted to the government. On November 14, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had asked the Delhi government and its agencies to stop manual cleaning of roads and directed it to introduce mechanical cleaning.

Source: dna November 29, 2016 02:03 UTC