Overview

• The DPCC resumed processing Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate applications for 25 notified clusters after a two-year freeze.
• These industrial zones had awaited Master Plan of Delhi 2021 redevelopment clearance and remained on hold since 2023.
• The Industries Department confirmed that the Delhi Development Authority is actively setting new timelines for cluster redevelopment.
• Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa described the move as a roadmap for cleaner industries and stressed that accountability will be ongoing.
• The DPCC will enforce effluent treatment, air and dust control, waste management and noise regulation under its new monitoring framework.