🇬🇧 ENGLISH VERSION (Complete)

Why in the News?

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) launched the Road RADAR initiative to monitor and tackle real-time air pollution sources across New Delhi.

Full Form of RADAR

Real-time Air Pollution Detection Across Roads

🔑 Key Highlights

1. Coverage Scope

Survey Deployment

• Total field surveyors:
• 13

Road Coverage

• Approximately:
• 18,000 km of roads

Municipal Coverage

Includes areas under:

• Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
• New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)
• Public Works Department (PWD)
• Delhi Cantonment Board

2. Daily Monitoring Targets

Surveyor Responsibility

• Minimum:
• 20 km roads daily

Geo-tagged Complaints

• At least:
• 70 geo-located issues daily

Reporting Platform

• MCD-311 mobile application

3. Pollution Categories Monitored

The initiative tracks:

• Road dust
• Broken footpaths
• Garbage dumping
• Biomass burning
• Construction waste

Total Categories

• 11 dispersed pollution categories

ℹ️ Additional Information

Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)

• Functions under:
• Delhi Environment Ministry
• Current Minister:
• Manjinder Singh Sirsa
• Legal Basis:
• Water Act, 1974
• Air Act, 1981
• Headquarters:
• New Delhi

🎯 Significance

• Enhances:
• Real-time pollution monitoring
• Helps:
• Faster pollution source identification
• Supports:
• Better urban environmental management
• Improves:
• Air quality governance in Delhi

🇮🇳 हिंदी संस्करण (पूर्ण)

समाचार में क्यों?

Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) ने Road RADAR पहल शुरू की, जिसका उद्देश्य दिल्ली में वायु प्रदूषण के स्रोतों की रियल-टाइम निगरानी करना है।

🔑 मुख्य बिंदु

1. कवरेज

• 13 surveyors तैनात
• लगभग 18,000 किमी सड़कें कवर

शामिल क्षेत्र

• MCD
• NDMC
• PWD
• Delhi Cantonment Board

2. दैनिक लक्ष्य

• प्रत्येक surveyor:
• 20 किमी सड़क जांचेगा
• प्रतिदिन:
• 70 geo-tagged issues रिपोर्ट करेगा
• ऐप:
• MCD-311

3. प्रदूषण श्रेणियाँ

• Road dust
• Garbage dump
• Biomass burning
• Construction waste
• कुल:
• 11 श्रेणियाँ

ℹ️ अतिरिक्त जानकारी

DPCC

• दिल्ली पर्यावरण मंत्रालय के अंतर्गत कार्यरत
• संबंधित अधिनियम:
• Water Act 1974
• Air Act 1981
• मुख्यालय:
• New Delhi

🎯 महत्व

• रियल-टाइम प्रदूषण निगरानी मजबूत
• वायु गुणवत्ता सुधार में सहायता
• शहरी पर्यावरण प्रबंधन बेहतर

🧠 BILINGUAL MCQs (Exam Ready)

Q1. Which organization launched the Road RADAR initiative?

Road RADAR पहल किस संगठन ने शुरू की?

A. CPCB

B. NGT

C. Delhi Pollution Control Committee ✅

D. NITI Aayog

Q2. Road RADAR is related to which issue?

Road RADAR किससे संबंधित है?

A. Water conservation

B. Air pollution / वायु प्रदूषण ✅

C. Traffic control

D. Flood management

Q3. RADAR stands for?

RADAR का पूर्ण रूप क्या है?

A. Real-time Air Pollution Detection Across Roads ✅

B. Rapid Air Dust Analysis Report

C. Road Air Data and Reporting

D. Real Air Damage Assessment Road

Q4. Approximately how many kilometers of roads will be covered?

लगभग कितने किमी सड़क कवर की जाएगी?

A. 5,000 km

B. 10,000 km

C. 18,000 km / 18,000 किमी ✅

D. 25,000 km

Q5. How many field surveyors were deployed?

कितने field surveyors तैनात किए गए?

A. 5

B. 10

C. 13 / 13 ✅

D. 20

Q6. Which app is used for geo-located issue reporting?

Geo-tagged issues रिपोर्ट करने के लिए कौन सा ऐप उपयोग किया गया?

A. Aarogya Setu

B. M-Parivahan

C. MCD-311 / MCD-311 ✅

D. UMANG

Q7. DPCC was established under which Acts?

DPCC किन अधिनियमों के तहत स्थापित है?

A. Forest Act only

B. Water Act 1974 & Air Act 1981 ✅

C. Wildlife Protection Act

D. Disaster Management Act

Q8. Headquarters of DPCC located at?

DPCC का मुख्यालय कहाँ है?

A. Mumbai

B. Kolkata

C. Chennai

D. New Delhi ✅