The Delhi government has stepped up its crackdown on pollution-causing vehicles, issuing more than 11,700 challans within 24 hours as part of a coordinated, multi-department effort to curb air pollution in the
national capital.
According to Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, enforcement teams issued 11,776 challans against polluting and non-compliant vehicles during the 24-hour period beginning around 7 pm on Thursday, news agency PTI reported. Sirsa said multiple agencies, including the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), are working round the clock to identify and curb major sources of emissions across the city.
Sirsa said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the government has adopted a multi-sectoral strategy combining vehicle checks, dust control, waste management and road cleaning, which has resulted in a noticeable improvement in air quality compared to previous winters.
On the dust-mitigation front, civic agencies removed more than 12,164 metric tonnes of garbage and carried out mechanical sweeping across 2,068 km of roads. Water sprinkling was conducted on nearly 1,830 km, while mobile anti-smog guns covered over 5,500 km.
About 160 anti-smog guns have also been deployed at major construction sites to ensure continuous dust suppression.
The minister said large-scale waste management efforts are ongoing, with an average of around 30,000 metric tonnes of legacy waste being bio-mined over the past 24 hours.
As part of citizen grievance redressal, 57 complaints received through platforms such as the 311 helpline, Green Delhi App, SAMEER and social media were addressed during the same period.
To ensure compliance with transport norms, authorities stopped and diverted 542 non-destined trucks and eased congestion at 34 traffic choke points across the city.
Sirsa urged residents and institutions to cooperate with pollution-control measures, stressing that tackling air pollution requires collective responsibility to sustain improvements in air quality.
