Overview

• Over 600 machines, including 460 water sprinkler vehicles, 70 mechanical road sweeping machines and 70 litter pickers, will be deployed citywide to tackle road dust pollution.
• Each machine features GPS, CCTV, AQI monitors, video analytics, mobile apps and IoT sensors with operations tracked in real time from a central control room.
• The Cabinet-approved project carries a budget of Rs 2,388 crore over 10 years and is being executed by the Public Works Department.
• Sprinkler vehicles equipped with anti-smog guns spray a 50-micron mist to reduce PM2.5 and PM10 particles while mechanical sweepers operate on main roads in three shifts per day.
• Delhi’s current Air Quality Index stands around 133 in the poor category, prompting the government’s intensified reliance on technology and appeals for public cooperation.