CAQM under Operation Clean Air finds 78 of 79 MCD road stretches compliant with Standard Framework for Paving and Greening
CAQM said 78 of 79 Municipal Corporation of Delhi road stretches inspected under Operation Clean Air had end-to-end paving, with one work site still under redevelopment.
AI generatedCAQM’s latest inspection under Operation Clean Air shows improved compliance on Delhi roads, with 78 of 79 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) stretches found to have end-to-end paving. The issue matters because road dust is a major urban source of particulate pollution, and paving is a basic but effective mitigation measure.
What happened
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) conducted a special inspection drive in Delhi on 08.07.2026 under Operation Clean Air.
UPSC may connect this with the legal and administrative role of CAQM, the challenge of road dust as a particulate matter source, and the need for inter-agency compliance in Delhi-NCR. The issue can also be used to discuss implementation gaps between notification and ground-level execution.
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