Archive · 26 Aug 2026
CAQM Finds All 28 Loni Units Violating Environmental Norms
Officials inspected 28 factories in Loni, Ghaziabad, as part of Operation Clean Air.
They were checking whether the factories followed environmental rules.
All 28 inspected premises were found to have problems.
Many did not have permission to operate.
Some used fuels such as wood and coal that were not approved.
Others lacked equipment to control air pollution.
Sixteen premises were sealed by authorities.
Officials also issued notices in several cases.
The inspections are expected to continue across the National Capital Region.
The Commission for Air Quality Management inspected 28 industrial premises in Loni, Ghaziabad, on August 25.
All 28 inspected premises were found non-compliant with applicable environmental norms.
Twenty-one units lacked valid Consent to Operate, while 14 used unapproved fuels such as wood or coal.
Eight cases involved inadequate pollution-control devices, stacks, chimneys or furnace infrastructure.
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board sealed 16 premises and issued six preliminary reports or show-cause notices.
- Who
- The Commission for Air Quality Management, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, district officials, police and magistrates inspected the premises.
- What
- Authorities found environmental violations at all 28 inspected industrial premises; 16 were sealed and notices were issued in other cases.
- When
- The inspection drive took place on August 25.
- Where
- Loni, Ghaziabad, in the National Capital Region.
- Why
- The drive aimed to identify illegal and polluting industrial units operating outside environmental regulatory mechanisms.
- Operation
- Operation Clean Air
- Premises inspected
- 28 industrial premises
- Premises found non-compliant
- All 28
- Units without valid Consent to Operate
- 21
- Cases involving unapproved fuels
- 14
- Premises sealed
- 16
- Preliminary reports or show-cause notices
- 6