New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has flagged 17 violations related to visible road dust and accumulation of construction and demolition (C&D) waste during an inspection of 25 stretches covering around 35 km of Delhi's Inner and Outer Ring Road, officials said on Sunday.

The inspection was conducted on Saturday under the commission's "Operation Clean Air" initiative to assess visible road dust and the effectiveness of road-cleaning and sweeping operations. Four flying squad teams constituted by the CAQM inspected roads under the jurisdiction of the Public Works Department (PWD), Delhi.

According to the commission's statement, the inspection findings indicated the need for stricter implementation of pr...