Gurugram is implementing a clean air action plan for 2026, aiming for a 10% reduction in PM10 and PM2.5 levels compared to the 2021-2024 average. The plan focuses on expanding public transportation, promoting electric vehicles (EVs), redeveloping roads, and managing traffic congestion. The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has shared the plan with the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) and requested ₹291 crore to implement key pollution-control measures.

Key Components of the Clean Air Plan:

• Public Transportation: A key strategy involves strengthening public transport by increasing the number of city buses and introducing more electric buses. The current city bus fleet is below the required amount and will be expanded in phases. The plan also includes expanding EV charging and battery-swapping stations, implementing smart parking systems, and reducing congestion to decrease reliance on private vehicles. Currently, Gurugram has 257 EV stations with 434 AC chargers and 2026 DC chargers.
• Electric Vehicle Promotion: The plan aims to promote the adoption of EVs by expanding charging infrastructure. The city will get 20 additional EV charging stations across major markets and community centers. Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) will handle the installation, electricity connection, operation, and maintenance of these stations. The Haryana government is also planning to restore subsidies on EVs priced below Rs 40 lakh to encourage more middle-class consumers to switch to electric vehicles.
• Road Redevelopment: A significant part of the clean air plan focuses on redeveloping and strengthening roads to tackle road dust, a major contributor to air pollution. Over 600 km of roads under MCG will be redeveloped or strengthened in phases during 2026–27. The MCG is planning to redevelop 611 km of roads in 2026-27 as part of a broader multi-agency target of 726.54 km across the city over three years at an estimated total cost of Rs 1,971 crore. This involves paving damaged and unpaved roads, strengthening road edges, and carrying out regular mechanical sweeping and washing.
• Traffic Management: The plan identifies 33 major traffic congestion hotspots across the city and proposes measures such as signal improvements, lane management, and road infrastructure upgrades. Larger infrastructure projects, including flyovers and corridor improvements, are planned at key junctions linked to national highways. The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is also working on projects to rebuild and repair key roads to ease traffic movement.

Additional Measures:

The clean air plan also addresses construction and demolition (C&D) waste by adding new processing units, promoting the use of recycled construction material, and making its use in government projects mandatory. The city generates around 1,500 tonnes of C&D waste daily, while the existing processing capacity is 1,200 tonnes per day. The city's integrated traffic management system is also being expanded.

Monitoring and Reporting:

The implementation of the clean-air action plan will be monitored through mandatory monthly reporting by all implementing agencies. MCG Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya has directed departments to submit progress updates by the fifth of every month for reporting to the Central Air Quality Management Commission (CAQM).

Air Quality in Gurugram:

On February 10, 2026, the air quality index (AQI) in Delhi, which can be indicative of the air quality in adjacent Gurugram, was recorded as 203, placing it in the "Severe" category. The main pollutants were PM10 at 130.33 µg/m³ and PM2.5 at 259.92 µg/m³. The Gurugram administration hopes that the measures taken in the 2026 clean air plan will lead to improvements in these figures.