Delhi air quality has shown consistent improvement, marking five consecutive days in the ‘satisfactory’ category. The city recorded an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 92, with Punjabi Bagh standing out as the cleanest locality at an AQI of 65, according to Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
Minister Sirsa credited this progress to intensified pollution control measures under the Delhi Environment Action Plan 2025, a key component of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Viksit Delhi’ vision. Over the last two days, enforcement teams impounded 218 end-of-life vehicles and issued more than 11,000 pollution challans. Additionally, civic agencies have cleared nearly 11,400 metric tonnes of waste and covered over 6,400 kilometers of roads through cleaning drives.
“Our crackdown on outdated vehicles and rigorous field-level checks is showing measurable, positive results,” Sirsa stated.
The improvements are being closely tracked under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, as part of a broader strategy to make Delhi’s air cleaner and its environment healthier for residents.