New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker and Rohini MLA Vijender Gupta conducted an on-site inspection of air pollution hotspots in Rohini on Saturday and directed civic agencies to undertake immediate, coordinated action to control dust-related pollution, terming it a "preventable governance challenge" rather than an unavoidable reality.

During the inspection at Madhuban Chowk in Rohini Sector-8, Gupta reviewed areas identified as major dust-pollution hotspots where roads remain dug up, untarred or covered with loose soil. Vehicular movement on these exposed stretches has repeatedly resuspended dust, while stalled infrastructure and drainage works have left road surfaces untreated for months, resulting in prolonged expos...