The Commission for Air Quality Management, CAQM, in NCR and adjoining areas has observed significant improvement in dust mitigation on road stretches maintained by the Delhi Development Authority. During an inspection drive conducted yesterday, CAQM teams re-inspected 27 DDA road stretches earlier reported with high dust levels and found that none of them now fall under the high dust category, indicating effective corrective action by the agency.
Meanwhile, 15 teams of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, DPCC, carried out inspections of 106 road stretches maintained by the Public Works Department. The inspection revealed that 9 stretches still showed high visible dust levels, along with instances of municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste accumulation and open burning at some locations.
The Commission has directed the Public Works Department to intensify on-ground measures, including regular mechanical sweeping, water sprinkling, proper waste disposal and strict prevention of open burning. CAQM said targeted inspections under Operation Clean Air will continue to ensure strict implementation of dust mitigation measures under the Graded Response Action Plan, GRAP.
