By: Express News ServiceNew Delhi | October 13, 2025 05:29 AM IST 2 min readOutlining the actions taken between Saturday and Sunday — the AQI had risen to 199 and was on the cusp of hitting the ‘poor’ mark — Sirsa said the government’s winter action plan had started to show results.Delhi has recorded 199 days where the air quality has been below the poor range, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said Sunday.An overactive monsoon and rains continuing well into October have been the biggest drivers of better AQI this year, with the city receiving above normal rainfall between July and October so far.“With nearly three months still remaining in 2025, Delhi has already recorded 199 clean air days this year — compared to 110 such days in the whole of 2016 — marking an almost 100% improvement and putting the city on track for its highest-ever tally,” Sirsa said.Sirsa, however, said that the gains were not just because of the weather. “This is not an outcome of chance or weather — it is the result of continuous, coordinated action… Delhi has shifted from on-paper promises to tech-based performance. From road dust control to landfill bio-mining, from mechanised sweeping to misting and plantation — work is happening 24×7,” he said.Outlining the actions taken between Saturday and Sunday — the AQI had risen to 199 and was on the cusp of hitting the ‘poor’ mark — Sirsa said the government’s winter action plan had started to show results.In a statement, the government pointed to actions such as mechanical sweeping of 6,414 km of roads, 1,247 km of the road network sprinkled with 605 kilolitre of water and 12,068 challans issued for pollution checks, among others. “We are ready for winter with a strong enforcement and monitoring system. Every ward is being tracked, anti-smog guns are operational at construction sites, and landfill bio-mining teams are working in full swing,” Sirsa said.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Delhi Pollution