India, Nov. 8 -- The Sector Beta 1 Residents Welfare Association (RWA) on Saturday raised concerns about dust pollution caused by a road-sweeping machine on the 60-metre-wide road in the area.

According to the RWA, the machine deployed by the Greater Noida authority's health department was seen sweeping the road while generating clouds of dust on Saturday morning. It alleged that the cleaning exercise is increasing air pollution instead of reducing it.

RWA general secretary Harender Bhati urged the authority to direct the department concerned and the contractor to ensure that dust is not generated during mechanical sweeping.

"The machines, deployed in the sector only once every three to four days, are old and ineffective. Instead of co...