India’s CAQM reports 124 NCR inspections and 55 violations in 15 days
India’s air-quality commission said 124 inspections across the National Capital Region from 25 September to 9 October identified 55 violations.
Event / data period: 2026-10-16
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The Commission for Air Quality Management’s Enforcement Task Force reviewed inspections of construction and demolition sites, industrial facilities and diesel generators at a meeting on 16 October. The 124 inspections comprised 54 in industry, 64 involving generator sets and six at construction and demolition sites.
The release said closure and sealing measures had been proposed in response to some violations; it described them as proposed actions. By 16 October, the Commission’s flying squads had inspected 28,868 units, projects and entities across the NCR and issued 1,837 closure directions. It reported that 1,491 had received resumption orders after compliance checks.
Data
Inspections and violations by sector
Sector breakdown reported by CAQM for its 124 inspections from 25 September to 9 October 2026.
| Construction and demolition sites | 6 | 5 |
| Industrial sector | 54 | 35 |
| Diesel generator sets | 64 | 15 |
Methodology
Counts are the inspections and violations reported by the source. They do not show completed closures or sealing; the release describes some enforcement measures as proposed.
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