India, March 24 -- An audit of the continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) in the Capital has shown that only three - Anand Vihar, RK Puram and Jahangirpuri -do not meet the guidelines for installation as compared to the 13 flagged by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) last year, said a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Monday. The report added that, while it had been initially decided to shift the stations away from the locations, the committee later decided against the move since they are installed in dense populated areas and capture outlier readings.

The CAG performance audit, titled "Prevention and Mitigation of Vehicular Air Pollution in Delhi for the year ended 31 March, ...