New Delhi, Nov 6 (KNN) In Compliance to the directions of Supreme Court of India to combat air pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) created social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook to facilitate citizens in lodging complaints pertaining to air pollution incidents in Delhi-NCR.

In a notification, CPCB said “As per the directions given by Supreme Court in its order dated 29/10/2018, citizen can file complaints relating to air pollution on social media accounts of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

CPCB has provided following methods for filing or posting complaints on air pollution:

1. Complaints can be lodged on following Social media accounts;

Facebook users: Please post complaints by opening CPCB page from CPCB website or by accessing CPCB page by typing ‘Central Pollution Control Board.’

Link to Facebook Account:

 https://www.facebook.com/Central-Pollution-Control-Board-315289479059625/

Twitter users: Please post complaints at Twitter Handle CPCB_OFFICIAL or by clicking on Twitter from CPCB website https://twitter.com/CPCB_OFFICIAL

2. Citizens in Delhi NCR can also lodge complaints at CPCB website by clicking on following web-link; http://cpcb.nic.in/query-form1.php

Here, information such as name, telephone, E-mail ID, location, type of air pollution (from drop down list) and description of complaint to be provided. It is also possible load a photograph showing the problem. Once the complaint is submitted, CPCB will forward the same to concerned agency for resolving the same.

3. Citizens in Delhi NCR can also file complaints through Sameer App, which can be downloaded from Google play store. In Sameer App any one in NCR can lodge a complaint and track the same online.

Guidelines for lodging complaints are available at CPCB website: http://cpcb.nic.in/air/Citizen_Guideliines_Air_Complaints.pdf