EDMC bans firewood, coal at eateries to curb air pollution
The HinduThe East Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday announced a ban on the use of coal and firewood in clay ovens and grills at restaurants under its jurisdiction. The civic body in an order said that to curb air pollution, restaurants and eateries have been directed to make use of compressed natural gas, piped natural gas or wood charcoal. Another restaurant owner from the area said he has “been using an LPG-based clay oven for four years”. Wood charcoal is also an ineffective option and if this ban is to curb air pollution, then wood charcoal should have been prohibited,” he said, adding this ban will not help cut down on pollution because there are larger problems which are yet to be attended to. EDMC Commissioner Vikas Anand said the ban on firewood and coal “was not new” and that it had been “implemented last year”.
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