India, Nov. 20 -- New Delhi

Delhi's worsening air quality dominated the discourse at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD's) standing committee meeting on Wednesday, with members across party lines flagging the failure of the civic body in tackling dust due to damaged roads. They questioned the efficacy of mechanical cleaning of roads, and unchecked open dumping of debris.

In the other notable development at the meeting, the standing committee ordered a vigilance probe into an alleged case of irregularity to the tune of Rs.17 crore in fund disbursal in the public health department.

The committee members said that curbs under Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) were openly flouted.

"Potholes are visible in the city, ...