Delhi Intensifies Crackdown: 11000 Challans on Polluting Vehicles in last 24 Hours: Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa • 11,776 challans issued in 24 hours against polluting and non-compliant vehicles. • Over 12,164 MT of garbage removed and 2,068 km of roads mechanically swept across the city. • Over 9,400 km of roads covered through mechanised sweeping, water sprinkling and mobile anti-smog guns. • Multi-sectoral approach initiated under Hon’ble CM’s leadership led to notable decrease in AQI compared to previous years. • Shri Manjinder Singh Sirsa: “Multiple departments and the DPCC are working 24x7 on war-footing to safeguard citizens from air pollution.” On the cleanliness and dust-mitigation front, municipal agencies together removed 12,164.88 MT of garbage, swept 2,068.81 km through mechanical road sweepers, and carried out water sprinkling over 1,830 km of roads. Additionally, anti-smog guns covered over 5,528 km, while 160 ASGs have been deployed at major construction sites for continuous dust suppression. The city’s waste management efforts made strong progress as on average 30,000 MT of legacy waste were bio-mined in the last 24 hours. Citizen-centric governance continued through swift grievance redressal, with 57 complaints received via 311, Green Delhi App, SAMEER and social media addressed and resolved. To ensure compliance, 542 non-destined trucks were stopped and diverted. Additionally, 34 traffic choke points were decongested. Shri Sirsa urged all citizens, institutions, and fleet operators to strictly follow the government’s pollution-control directives. “This fight against air pollution is a shared responsibility-government departments are on alert round-the-clock, and public cooperation is key to sustaining the gains we’re beginning to see,” he emphasized.