Overview
- The DDA has confirmed site deployments including two mechanised road‑sweeping machines in Narela, multiple water sprinklers in Dheerpur and a static anti‑smog gun at Vikas Minar to tackle road dust.
- Dwarka’s misting network has been extended to 11.8 km with 270 poles, including a new 3 km, 66‑pole run in Sector 8 that operates in short bursts during morning and evening hours to suppress dust.
- District and subdivision enforcement teams are operational and field staff have been directed to apply GRAP Stage II measures while using green nets, anti‑dumping checks and anti‑burning patrols to curb dust sources.
- The DDA is using digital complaint portals (DDA 311, Green Delhi and SAMEER) to monitor problems, it is advancing tenders for more road‑sweeping machines, and it has tendered additional sprinklers for Dwarka.
- Longer term greening is under way through the Horticulture Division, which reports over 21.24 lakh plants planted this financial year, 143 acres of brown patches grassed and about 8 km of roadside ground cover added to reduce resuspension of dust.