The Delhi Government has issued more than 11,700 challans in 24 hours against polluting and non-compliant vehicles as part of an aggressive crackdown on emission sources across Delhi. Meanwhile, municipal agencies collectively removed over 12,000 metric tons of garbage, cleaned more than 2,000 kilometer through mechanical road sweepers and covered over 9,400 kilometer of roads covered through mechanised sweeping, water sprinkling and mobile anti-smog guns.

For waste management in the city, an average of 30,000 metric tons of legacy waste was bio-mined in the last 24 hours. Additionally, to ensure compliance with regulations, 542 non-designated trucks were stopped and diverted, and 34 traffic congestion points were cleared. In view of the pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government has taken all these steps with a coordinated multi-department effort.

Delhi’s Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the government has adopted a multi-sector strategy combining enforcement, dust control, waste management, and vehicle regulation, which has led to a notable improvement in AQI levels compared to previous winters. He added that the government is committed to developing year-round, science-based interventions and systemic reforms to sustain clean air. Additionally, citizen-centric governance continued through swift grievance redressal via 311, Green Delhi App, SAMEER and social media addressed and resolved.