CAQM reviews progress of Special Campaign for Removal of Legacy Dust across 12 MCD Zones; Directs Sustained Dust Mitigation Efforts

The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) reviewed the Special Campaign for Removal of Legacy Dust across all 12 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) zones. The review, chaired by CAQM Member Secretary Shri Tarun Kumar Pithode, urged that the campaign continue as a sustained, phased exercise with periodic repetition, continuous monitoring and regular maintenance. It highlighted actions taken such as mechanised road sweeping, manual cleaning, water sprinkling and removal of dust, and noted challenges including limited use of Mechanical Road Sweeping Machines on narrow roads, water‑overflow re‑deposition, lack of end‑to‑end paving and persistent littering. The Commission called for intensified IEC activities, capacity‑building for sanitation workers, and prioritisation of road paving and greening to curb dust generation.