India, Oct. 22 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has deployed around 60 water sprinklers and tankers, 14 anti-smog guns and 23 Mechanical Road Sweeping Machines (MRSMs) across national highways and expressways in Delhi-NCR to control dust ahead of the winter season, the authority said in a statement on Thursday.

NHAI said it has also deployed two tractor-mounted broomers and more than 900 workers to support dust mitigation on the region's highways. Thirteen of the sweeping machines are operating across 157 km of national highway stretches within Delhi-NCR, it said.

Alok Deepankar, Member (Technical) at NHAI, reviewed the pollution-control measures and directed field teams to ensure full deployment of equipment, manpower...