Overview
- Delhi’s air quality remained in the very poor band, with a 24‑hour average AQI of about 330 on Saturday and readings around the mid‑300s reported early Sunday across many monitoring stations, according to CPCB data.
- The government set up an expert group and a High-Level Implementation Committee and moved to commission fresh source‑apportionment work with IIT Delhi and IITM Pune to guide targeted interventions.
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta led a Ring Road washing and sweeping operation as part of a citywide dust‑control campaign, while authorities reported 750 construction‑site inspections, 556 notices, roughly ₹7 crore in penalties and 48 site shutdowns, plus additional cross‑department checks in recent days.
- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation intensified anti‑pollution measures across construction corridors, deploying more than 100 anti‑smog guns, enforcing wheel‑wash facilities and conducting daily environmental inspections.
- The Public Works Department signed a CSR MoU with GMR to beautify and maintain the Azad Market–Inderlok corridor with jet cleaning, greening and regular upkeep over three years at an estimated cost of ₹6 crore.