New Delhi, 3 October (IANS). A day after Ravana Dahan on Dussehra, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Friday that a significant improvement in air quality has been recorded in the city and the air quality index (AQI) fell to 88 (satisfactory category).
He said that ‘satisfactory’ AQI level was recorded in two major pollution hotspots of the city. Sirsa reported that Narela recorded AQI 66 and 76 in Mundka, which reflects the success of continuous and targeted interventions.
Sirsa highlighted that the month of October is usually associated with the rising level of pollution. He credited this change to tireless action taken at the ground level.
He said that a satisfactory day of October is the most obvious proof that measures such as machine cleaning, mist, construction and destruction sites and traditional waste bio-mining are proving effective. This is the result of efforts for environmental protection round the clock round the clock, not coincidence.
Sirsa reiterated that now the only reason for improving Delhi’s air quality is not the weather. He said that the clean air we are seeing today is the result of policies, implementation and teamwork. Delhi is proving that it is possible to get clean air from determination, system and continuous action.
190 Clean Air Days have been recorded in Delhi between January 1 to October 3, 2025, which is the highest for this period in almost a decade.
This performance can make 2025 the best year ever, except 2020, when 227 such days were seen in Delhi due to the epidemic lockdown.
He said that the record is also close now, which shows preparations for historical changes in the clean air fight of Delhi.
The minister further said that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the effective guidance of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi is moving from short -term solutions to long -term solutions. Improvement in air quality index in October reflects the strength of this active approach.
He said that this change of clean air in Delhi is not a coincidence. This is the result of implementing many schemes together. In Delhi, large-scale trees, road cleaning, dust control at construction sites, mandatory use of anti-somog guns in large commercial projects and bio-marking of old waste are being strictly implemented.
Sirsa further stated that we installed misting systems in pollution areas, made centralized arrangements for real-time monitoring, ensured timely garbage collections and constructed and repaired new roads. All these steps are part of a large cycle to improve Delhi’s air quality, which is visible.
While presenting a report, the minister said that the actions taken in the last 24 hours include: 10,869 metric tonnes of garbage removal, 6,265 km of roads cleaning, 2,171 metric tonnes of construction waste removal and 8,894 metric tonnes of old waste bio-marine (Bhalwa: 3,839 metric ton, Okhals: 2,547 MC: 2,547 MC. Ghazipur: 2,508 MT).
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