Delhi command centre to monitor 700-plus construction sites in real time

Delhi’s new pollution control centre will monitor more than 700 construction sites larger than 500 square metres through AI-enabled CCTV cameras, with alerts planned when PM10 levels rise.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated the Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s Integrated Command and Control Centre at Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s IT Park in Shastri Park. The centre will operate round the clock, combining air-quality readings, public complaints, field inspection reports and camera feeds to help departments act on identified pollution sources.

The system will track AQI data from Delhi’s monitoring stations. Cameras will watch for open waste and biomass burning, while DPCC officials visiting industrial and other polluting sites will wear body cameras. GPS-enabled vehicles will allow supervisors to track field teams and pollution hot spots.

The centre will also monitor mechanical road-sweeping machines, including their location, distance covered and operating hours. The government plans to deploy 78 subdivisional teams for monitoring and enforcement this winter.

Residents can submit complaints, suggestions and information on pollution-control efforts through the new Jan Suggestion portal.