India, Jan. 3 -- Around 70% of industrials units in Gurugram district have failed to meet the December 31 deadline set by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to install the air pollution control devices (APCDs) in their premises, according to estimates by officials from Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) shared on on Friday.

In October 2025, CPCB directed HSPCB to ensure that the 110 units in the districts - comprising of food processing, metal and textile industries - complete the installation of APCDs to measure suspended particulate matter (SPM), sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx).

To be sure, the officials cited above did not share the exact figure of industries that have missed the deadline.

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