Delhi's Comprehensive Pollution Control Strategy: From Car-Pooling Apps to Smog-Eating Surfaces

Dec 17, 2025 09:26 pm CST

Delhi's Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has unveiled an ambitious pollution control plan featuring PUCC system overhaul, a new car-pooling app, and Rs 2,700 crore allocation for mechanical road sweepers. Other innovative measures include collaboration with Google Maps to identify traffic hotspots, partnership with IIT Madras for developing smog-eating surfaces, and expansion of the electric bus fleet to combat Delhi's growing air quality crisis.