CAQM's 'Pawan-I3C' centre launched; NCR construction work banned 5-20 November
Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav visited and reviewed CAQM's new 'Pawan-I3C' command centre in New Delhi on 30 October 2026. It affects people in Delhi-NCR, as all construction and demolition activities across the region will be stopped from 5 to 20 November.
What this means for you
If you live in Delhi-NCR and work in construction or demolition, that work will be stopped from 5 to 20 November. Ordinary residents do not have to fill any form, but they can report pollution complaints through the Green Delhi app or the Sameer app.
Key facts
- The Pawan-I3C centre integrates more than 30 data sources
- It uses data from 111 air quality monitoring stations in Delhi-NCR
- It covers over 2,300 industries and more than 3,200 active construction sites
- Construction and demolition activities will be stopped across NCR from 5 to 20 November
- Citizen complaints come through the Green Delhi app and Sameer app
What happened
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav visited the new Integrated Command and Control Centre of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in New Delhi on 30 October 2026. The centre has been named ‘Pawan’. Its full name is Platform for Air Quality Vigilance and Analytics for NCR. The minister reviewed its technical structure and operational preparations.
What Pawan-I3C does
It is a single-window digital control centre. It integrates more than 30 API and data sources from different agencies, including data on air quality, emissions, weather, satellites, cameras, traffic, complaints and compliance. It also brings together data from 111 continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations in Delhi-NCR, more than 2,300 industries, more than 3,200 active construction sites and key traffic congestion points.
What changes
The minister said CAQM’s working so far relied on manual monitoring and reports given by agencies. With Pawan-I3C, it moves to active, digital and data-based compliance management. Alerts will be issued when there is a deviation from set standards or directions, and sent to the concerned agency for action. This will help state pollution control boards work from one shared and verified source of information, and polluters can be held accountable within minutes.
Who is affected
The minister said construction and demolition (C&D) activities will be stopped across the entire NCR region from 5 to 20 November to control pollution. This directly affects people and firms doing construction or demolition work. He also said early action will be taken against industries not meeting standards, polluting sources that break rules and traffic congestion points.
What was reviewed
The visit covered data on air quality and pollutant concentrations, industrial emission data, satellite-based stubble burning data including comparison with fire incidents of the last six years, live camera feeds and PM sensors at construction sites, and weather, rainfall, wind speed and direction and humidity data. It also covered live feeds from major landfill sites including Okhla, Bhalswa, Ghazipur, Greater Noida and Bhandwari, vehicle data from the Vahan portal, citizen complaints through the Green Delhi app and Sameer app, live monitoring of mechanical road sweeping machines, and compliance by brick kilns in Haryana and Punjab with biomass fuel requirements.
What it means for ordinary people
Ordinary residents do not have to fill any form or submit anything by a deadline. The change mainly concerns the agencies that monitor pollution and take action. If there is pollution around you, a complaint can be filed on the Green Delhi app or the Sameer app.
Questions and answers
Till when is construction work banned in NCR?
From 5 to 20 November. The minister said construction and demolition activities will be stopped across the NCR region during this period to control pollution.
What is Pawan-I3C?
It is CAQM's new integrated command and control centre. Its full name is Platform for Air Quality Vigilance and Analytics for NCR, and it brings data from different agencies onto one screen.
What does Pawan-I3C monitor?
It tracks air quality, industrial emissions, weather, satellite data on stubble burning, cameras at construction sites, landfills, traffic and citizen complaints together.
Where can I file a pollution complaint?
On the Green Delhi app or the Sameer app. According to the release, citizen complaints received through these apps are also viewed on Pawan-I3C.
Do ordinary citizens need to do anything?
No, the release mentions no application or registration for the public. The change mainly concerns pollution monitoring and the agencies that act on it.
Source: PIB, "केंद्रीय पर्यावरण मंत्री ने वायु प्रदूषण शमन उपायों की समीक्षा के लिए सीएक्यूएम के ‘पवन-I3C’ एकीकृत कमांड एवं नियंत्रण केंद्र का दौरा किया", 30 October 2026. Read the original notice
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