New Delhi scales up measures to control air pollution

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00:00The Chief Minister for India's Delhi said the government will take steps to reduce air

00:04pollution in the Indian capital on Sunday.

00:07Ateeshi Marlena said officials will check dust levels and enforce measures at construction

00:12sites across the city, as well as deploy anti-smog guns.

00:17As the air quality index hovered in the unhealthy range on Sunday, according to Swiss group

00:23IKEA.

00:24Anti-pollution measures are being deployed very strictly in Delhi, whether it is dust

00:31control drives.

00:32We have made 99 teams who are checking all the dust control measures at different construction

00:37sites across Delhi.

00:38The process of deploying more than 325 anti-smog guns has begun in Delhi.

00:48Marlena made the comments while inspecting the Anand Vihar bus terminal, a hotspot for

00:53air pollution, with Environment Minister Gopal Rai.

00:57Despite the government's anti-pollution measures, environmentalist Bhavreen Kandari said the

01:03solutions were inadequate unless they were enforced throughout the year.

01:07Marathon runners in New Delhi also complained of difficulties in running on Sunday due to

01:12the poor air quality.

01:14New Delhi was rated the world's most polluted capital last year by Swiss group IKEA.

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