India, Nov. 20 -- The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) have jointly intensified its enforcement and mitigation measures across the city to combat air pollution, said officials.

The drive-covering Civil Lines, sector 15, and other pollution-prone pockets-focuses on curbing dust emissions, monitoring construction sites, penalising violators, and increasing on-ground visibility of civic teams. The move follows the state government's recent decision to assign dual charge to MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya, who now also serves as GMDA CEO.

Both agencies are conducting back-to-back inspection of construction zones, repair works, demolition sites and commercial stretches where d...