The Centre’s air pollution mitigation body is examining a plan to install dust sensors along key stretches of Delhi and the adjoining NCR region to monitor road dust, one of the major contributors to the capital’s particulate pollution load.

According to officials aware of discussions, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) is holding consultations with experts to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the sensors and to identify priority stretches where the technology can be deployed most effectively.

Environmental experts have voiced that installing sensors could be a positive step, while stressing that the real impact will depend on follow-up action. “Sensors can give us more data, but what is critical is taking definitive steps to reduce emissions from all sources,” an ex

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