Delhi PWD to Develop Four Dust-Free 'Model Roads' to Combat Air Pollution

• The Public Works Department (PWD) will transform four road stretches into 'model roads' that are entirely dust-free as a pilot project.
• This initiative is part of a larger plan to redevelop 160 kilometres of the PWD road network this year to combat air pollution in Delhi.
• The comprehensive work on these model roads will include pothole repair, wall-to-wall paving, and extensive greenery.
• Chief Minister Rekha Gupta reviewed measures for controlling air pollution and road dust, highlighting the need for reconstruction or upgradation of 3,300 km of roads in Delhi.
• The PWD will also deploy 70 mechanical road sweeping machines and water tankers, along with 250 water sprinkler machines for dust suppression.

Why It Matters: Delhi PWD is launching a pilot project to create four dust-free 'model roads' to significantly reduce air pollution.