gurugram the haryana state pollution control board hspcb inspected only 32 construction sites in the past four years on an average only eight in a year in gurugram a real estate hub that witnesses largescale construction activities round the yearthe response to an rti query has revealed that the pollution watchdog examined two underconstruction hotels and 30 residential and commercial complexes since 2013 this is despite well speltout guidelines of the national green tribunal ngt which mandates regularly inspections at construction sites to prevent dust pollution further in its directives issued from time to time ngt has instructed all pollution boards in delhincr including hspcb to keep tabs on all construction activities and impose a hefty penalty of rs 50000 on builders if they are found to be violating any environmental normin fact there is a dedicated field officer to carry out inspections at construction sites in gurugramthe field officer has been entrusted the work to oversee and check dust pollution being caused by construction projects states the rti response given by the hspcb a copy of which is with toi but the field officer seems to have done little to ensure that green norms are followed construction projects are a major source of dust pollution in the city it is unfortunate that the regulatory agency deals with the issue of air pollution in the city so casually said aseem takyar who had filed the rti applicationenvironmental activist ameena shervani said that she had filed a similar rti plea with the department of town and country planning in 2013 to know if builders in the city were following construction norms i found out that notices for violation of norms were issued to builders back in 1980s and 1990s in 2000s there was hardly any developer who was pulled up or penalised for violating green norms she recalledunfortunately the situation is still the same the authorities are just acting as mute spectators while gurgaonites are dying due to rising pollution shervani ruedas per the guidelines laid down by the ngt builders should to put up green barriers and windbreaking walls around construction sites keep construction material such as sand gravel cement etc covered keep construction waste covered install sprinklers to settle dust and provide masks and gloves to construction workers