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The chief minister for India's Delhi said the government will take steps to reduce air pollution in the Indian capital on Sunday (October 20).

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00:00The Chief Minister for India's Delhi said the government will take steps to reduce air
00:04pollution in the Indian capital on Sunday.
00:07Ateeshi Marlena said officials will check dust levels and enforce measures at construction
00:12sites across the city, as well as deploy anti-smog guns.
00:17As the air quality index hovered in the unhealthy range on Sunday, according to Swiss group
00:23IKEA.
00:24Anti-pollution measures are being deployed very strictly in Delhi, whether it is dust
00:31control drives.
00:32We have made 99 teams who are checking all the dust control measures at different construction
00:37sites across Delhi.
00:38The process of deploying more than 325 anti-smog guns has begun in Delhi.
00:48Marlena made the comments while inspecting the Anand Vihar bus terminal, a hotspot for
00:53air pollution, with Environment Minister Gopal Rai.
00:57Despite the government's anti-pollution measures, environmentalist Bhavreen Kandari said the
01:03solutions were inadequate unless they were enforced throughout the year.
01:07Marathon runners in New Delhi also complained of difficulties in running on Sunday due to
01:12the poor air quality.
01:14New Delhi was rated the world's most polluted capital last year by Swiss group IKEA.
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