India, March 15 -- The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is strengthening the Delhi Government's ongoing efforts to curb pollution by expanding its automatic misting systems to 24 major roads under its jurisdiction.

The project is being implemented, with mist sprayers already installed on Lodhi Road, Shanti Path and Africa Avenue to mitigate road dust and airborne pollutants. In total, 17 mist spray systems have been installed on these stretches so far, according to officials.

This phase, according to the officials, is covering nearly 29 kilometres and around 1,323 electric poles. The officials added that the system releases fine water droplets from nozzles mounted on electric poles, helping dust particles settle and improving air qual...