India, Nov. 4 -- The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) on Monday ordered the closure of ten construction and demolition (C&D) sites in Gurugram North for failing to comply with dust-control measures and install mandatory cameras and air-quality sensors despite repeated warnings, officials said on Wednesday.

The latest action is part of an escalating enforcement drive against construction sites contributing to dust pollution in the city, where air quality deteriorated to the 'very poor' category for the first time this season on Tuesday, with the air quality index (AQI) touching 319.

The board had issued closure notices to 225 C&D sites in Gurugram North last week for failing to register on the state's dust-monitoring portal ...