Overview

• CAQM’s chairperson, commission members and chief secretaries of Punjab and Haryana convened two high-level meetings in Chandigarh to monitor pollution reduction efforts
• The Commission assessed state preparedness to eliminate paddy stubble burning under the approved zero-burning action plans for 2025
• Officials reviewed the promotion of biomass pellets in brick kilns and evaluated thermal plants’ compliance with a 5 percent co-firing target for 2025-26
• Strategies to curb road dust, redevelop key roads and tighten vehicle emission norms—including phasing out end-of-life vehicles and installing ANPR cameras—were scrutinized
• CAQM teams conducted field visits to pelletisation plants, CBG units, 2G ethanol facilities and industrial boilers and urged rigorous enforcement and enhanced coordination to secure winter air quality gains