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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta connected Wednesday (December 24, 2025) said the authorities is readying to amend existing rules and volition soon licence installation of mist spray systems successful spot of anti-smog guns connected high-rise buildings.
Ms. Gupta said it has been observed that anti-smog guns installed connected high-rise buildings are not lone inconvenient but besides ineffective successful controlling pollution, according to a connection issued successful New Delhi.
These machines are highly heavy, run successful a azygous direction, and devour ample quantities of water.
At present, 148 anti-smog guns are operational successful ample commercialized complexes, malls, hotels and bureau buildings (G+5 and above) crossed the capital, the connection noted.
Ms. Gupta said the authorities is present mulling amendment to the existing rules and volition soon licence installation of mist spray systems successful spot of anti-smog guns.
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The Chief Minister noted that mist spray systems are already functioning efficaciously successful respective areas of Delhi.
These systems spray h2o successful each directions, tin beryllium installed successful aggregate units connected a building, are lighter successful weight, devour little water, and are environmentally friendly, benefiting adjacent trees and vegetation, the connection said.
Ms. Gupta besides shared that surplus drivers of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) person been deployed to curb aerial contamination caused by vehicular emissions, and are besides conducting Pollution Under Control (PUC) checks astatine petrol pumps.
She said portion strict enactment is being taken against polluting vehicles, measures are besides being implemented to forestall postulation congestion connected metropolis roads.
On a impermanent basis, 600 surplus DTC drivers person been made disposable to the DTC to negociate vehicular postulation and assistance successful easing congestion crossed the capital.
In addition, astatine 500 petrol pumps crossed Delhi, 2 DTC drivers per displacement are deployed round-the-clock successful 3 shifts (a full of 3,000 personnel) to behaviour PUC checks and forestall polluting vehicles from refuelling, the connection said.
The Chief Minister said owing to accrued vigilance, licences of 27 PUC centres, recovered negligent during inspections, person been suspended.
Ms. Gupta said the Delhi authorities is implementing some contiguous and semipermanent measures to efficaciously power contamination successful the nationalist capital, with the nonsubjective of permanently mitigating the contamination crisis, according to the statement.
