The Delhi Government and concerned authorities are taking stringent measures to enforce dust pollution standards at construction sites, reducing the release of particulate matter into the air. Innovative anti-smog measures are in progress to reduce airborne dust and pollutants. Advanced street-cleaning machinery is being employed to curtail the accumulation of dust and pollutants on roads.

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2. Winter Action Plan to
Address Air Pollution in
Delhi-NCR
GS3: Ecology

3. WinterActionPlantoAddressAir
PollutioninDelhi-NCR
• Delhi's Chief Minister recently unveiled a winter
action plan to tackle air pollution in the city.
• The plan aims to address persistently high
pollution levels during winter.
It is a modified version of the article; you can get the original sourcehere:
Winter Action Plan for Delhi-NCR To Control Air Pollution
and complete insight into pollution prevention in Delhi.

4. NeedforWinterActionPlan
• Worsening Air Quality:
• Delhi faces severe air pollution in winter due
to factors like stubble burning, industrial
emissions, vehicular pollution, and unfavorable
weather conditions.
• Health Concerns:
• High air pollution levels in Delhi have serious
health consequences, including respiratory
and cardiovascular diseases.

5. FactorsContributingtoPollutioninDelhiNCR
Stubble
Burning
Crop residue burning in neighboring states,
especially Punjab, adds to Delhi's pollution
burden.
Weather
Conditions
Cold temperatures, low wind speeds, and
temperature inversions worsen pollution by
trapping pollutants closer to the ground.
Other
Emissions
Vehicle emissions, industrial pollutants,
construction dust, and waste burning also
contribute to pollution.

6. PreviousMeasuresandActions
• Dust Pollution Control: Enforcement of dust pollution norms at
construction sites.
• Anti-smog Guns: Use of anti-smog guns to suppress dust and particulate
matter.
• Mechanized Sweeping: Roads are mechanically swept to reduce dust
accumulation.
• Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificates: Enforcement of PUC
certificates to reduce vehicular emissions.
• Air Pollution Hotspots: Targeted action and monitoring at 13 pollution
hotspots in Delhi.
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7. The 15-Point Action Plan
1. Planting over 10 million trees.
2. Monitoring and enforcing the garbage burning ban.
3. "Red light on, Gaadi off" awareness campaign.
4. Prohibition of fireworks.
5. Implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
6. Identification of 13 pollution hotspots.
7. Deployment of 82 mechanical road-sweeping machines.
8. Establishment of a green war room for surveillance.
9. Introduction of the Green Delhi app for reporting pollution.
10. Application of PUSA bio-decomposer on farmland to prevent stubble burning.
11. Deployment of 530 water sprinklers to control dust.
12. Formation of teams for pollution certificate checks.
13. Publicizing alternate routes for high-traffic roads.
14. Creation of war rooms and special teams for pollution hotspots.
15. Deployment of 298 smog guns on Delhi roads.

8. Other Measures
• Delhi Electric Vehicles (EV) Policy to promote electric vehicles.
• Bio-decomposers to discourage stubble burning.
• Ban on firecrackers to reduce harmful particulate matter.
• Closure of the Badarpur coal-fired power plant.
• Installation of automatic emission measurement stations for
industrial plants.
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