Gurgaon: The city’s clean-air action plan will now be monitored through mandatory monthly reporting by all implementing agencies, with MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya on Friday directing departments to submit progress updates by the fifth of every month for onward reporting to Central Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM).The direction was issued at a coordination meeting of agencies involved in air-pollution control, including the traffic police, GMDA and Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), where officials reviewed implementation of measures aimed at cutting particulate pollution (PM10 and PM2.5 levels) by 10% by 2026. Officials from GMCBL, HSVP, PWD and NHAI were also present at the meeting“This action plan was implemented in coordination with various govt agencies. I told the officials concerned to ensure that they send reports related to their departments before the fifth of every month, so that reports can be sent to CAQM on time and proper implementation of the plan is ensured,” the commissioner said.At the meeting, it was highlighted that work under both short-term and long-term action plans had begun at several locations after 33 major traffic congestion points were identified across the city. Measures such as signal improvements, lane management and road infrastructure upgrades will also be undertaken at some locations. Flyovers and other major infrastructure works have been proposed at locations linked to national highways.Moreover, the meeting reviewed whether monitoring of cleanliness, waterlogging, garbage and debris dumping, and road potholes could be carried out using 2,722 cameras being installed at 258 locations under phase two of GMDA’s CCTV project. Additional commissioner Yash Jhaluka will evaluate the plan’s feasibility.TOI reported on Dec 18 that an annual action plan was presented before Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav. The plan included revamping over 722km of roads by multiple agencies, including 611km under MCG, installation of EV charging points, expansion of city bus services, deployment of additional sprinkling machines, procurement of mechanical road sweeping machines, and planting of native Indian shrubs on unpaved surfaces.With road dust identified as a major contributor to air pollution, plans have been made to redevelop roads during 2026-27. This will involve paving damaged and unpaved roads, strengthening road edges, and carrying out regular mechanical sweeping and washing. Around 611km of roads under MCG will be improved in phases, with monthly targets already defined.
