Environment Minister directs NCR states to step up anti-pollution enforcement, warns of action against erring officials

New Delhi, Nov 14 (UNI) With winter pollution worsening across Delhi-NCR, the union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday directed Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to move beyond action plans and ensure strict, time-bound enforcement of pollution control measures, warning that officials failing to comply with key directions could face prosecution and other action. Chairing a review meeting to assess pollution mitigation efforts across the National Capital Region, Yadav called for coordinated action by all four states, stressing that air pollution does not recognise administrative boundaries and therefore requires uniform implementation of control measures. He also emphasised field-level accountability,…