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Sirsa said “a lot of work” needed to be done on the city’s sanitation systems and road conditions, adding that deficiencies in local maintenance were significantly contributing to deteriorating air quality.
“The major cause of pollution in Delhi is PM10, which is mainly caused by construction sites, dust on roads and many other factors. We have identified 62 hotspots where traffic or dust are the main causes and we are working on them,” the minister said.
He said the situation is worsening since the onset of winter, with the accumulated dust gradually turning into haze. “The fight for Clean Delhi is against 10 major polluting factors. Stubble burning is also included in it, but its impact will start reducing as the sowing season begins,” he said.
Sirsa also said that Delhi is being affected by emissions from industrial units that have been shifted to neighboring areas. “Border areas are still being affected and the Delhi government is working on this too,” he said.
On November 11, for the first time this season, the capital’s average air quality index (AQI) entered the ‘severe’ category, a level last recorded in December 2024.
After being in the ‘severe’ zone for three consecutive days, the AQI improved slightly and fell into the ‘very poor’ category on Friday.