In a step against polluting units across NCR, directions have been issued regarding the closure of 1,515 industries, and construction and demolition sites, said the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in an affidavit filed on November 11. Following this, such units — including 264 in Delhi, 234 in Haryana, 637 in UP and 121 in Rajasthan — have been shut. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO

From textile lines in Panipat and Sahibabad to food processing units and metal furnaces in Bawana and Bhiwadi — the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), meanwhile, has commissioned IIT Kanpur for a study to re-examine particulate matter (PM) standards for three of the most emission-intensive industrial sectors operating across Delhi -NCR.

These clusters are part of a larger industrial region,

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