Tag: Construction pollution in Ahmedabad

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Ahmedabad Penalizes Four Construction Sites for Violations

AHMEDABAD: On Thursday, the North Zone estate department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) imposed penalties ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 lakh at four construction sites located in Gota, Bodakdev, and Chandlodia for violating environmental regulations and worsening air quality. The Arambh Greens construction site in Chandlodia failed to install the required green net and encroached upon the roadway with materials, resulting in a penalty of Rs 50,000. Similarly, the Orium Zenith site in Chandlodia was fined Rs 50,000 for not having the green net in place. The Valenor site in Bodakdev faced a Rs 25,000 fine for…

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Ahmedabad Enforces Pollution Rules for Private Sites, Ignores Own

Representative image created by AI AHMEDABAD: Despite a year-long mandate for private builders in Ahmedabad to install air quality monitoring sensors at construction sites, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has failed to apply similar standards to its own projects. Engineers overseeing AMC’s construction have not installed these sensors, citing a lack of provisions in existing tenders. Currently, the AMC’s engineering department is tasked with building nine flyovers, underpasses, and railway overbridges, none of which feature air quality sensors. New civic projects, including ward offices, community halls, sewage treatment facilities, party plots, water tanks, and pumping stations, also lack these essential…

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Ahmedabad Construction Sites Under Scrutiny for Air Data Deception

Representative image created by AI AHMEDABAD: Some developers are allegedly misleading the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) by violating air pollution management rules at their construction sites and covering their tracks. A regulation introduced in 2023 mandates the installation of air quality sensors to monitor PM10 levels at all construction sites over 10,000 square meters. Currently, over 100 sites have sensors that provide real-time data to the AMC. The civic body grew suspicious when certain sites reported consistently low PM10 levels below 50, raising concerns of manipulation. Investigations confirmed these suspicions; sensors at several locations were found wrapped in wet cloths…