India, Feb. 12 -- Residents' groups, parents and activists across Delhi-NCR have submitted a series of recommendations to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), including health-based pollution alerts, ending the practice of capping the air quality index (AQI) at 500, monitoring volatile organic compounds (VOC) and replacing the pollution under control (PUC)-centric regime with sensor-based, real-world vehicle emission monitoring.

The CAQM had on January 19 invited public suggestions after releasing its report, "Identification of the Causes for Worsening AQI in Delhi-NCR." The report said a new emission inventory and source apportionment exercise for Delhi-NCR will be carried out with 2026 as the base year and that suggestions...