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Delhi Records Best Air Quality Days Since 2016
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News18•17-10-2026, 19:15
Delhi Records Best Air Quality Days Since 2016
- •Delhi has recorded 211 days of good, satisfactory and moderate air quality so far this year, marking its best performance since 2016.
- •Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa attributed the improvement to the government's sustained anti-pollution efforts.
- •The number of days with poor to severe air quality dropped significantly from 168 in 2016 to 79 this year.
- •Authorities have implemented a comprehensive Winter Action Plan and deployed an AI-enabled Integrated Command and Control Centre to manage pollution.
- •The minister urged residents, employers and neighboring states to cooperate and adopt green practices to combat the upcoming winter pollution challenges.
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Delhi has recorded 211 days of good, satisfactory, and moderate air quality so far this year, marking its best performance since 2016 excluding the COVID-affected year 2020.
The Delhi government has implemented mechanised road sweeping, water sprinkling, anti-smog guns, dust management at construction sites, stricter industrial emission monitoring, and an AI-enabled Integrated Command and Control Centre for real-time monitoring.
Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa appealed to employers to encourage work-from-home arrangements and carpooling, while urging residents to use public transport, maintain valid pollution certificates, and avoid open waste burning.
