India, Sept. 30 -- The Public Works Department (PWD), which is re-carpeting and strengthening the Outer Ring Road stretch from Chirag Delhi to the Modi Mills flyover, has decided to set aside two hours just for mechanical sweeping at the work site after local residents complained of dust pollution in the area.

PWD officials said that the work on the 3.5km stretch, which is being carried out from post midnight to 6am so that traffic on the arterial road is not affected, will now end at around 4 am instead. They also warned that the reduction in working hours may delay the project by 15-20 days, and if rising pollution levels lead to the imposition of Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) restrictions, the work may be delayed further.

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