GURUGRAM: The Commission for Air Quality Management authorised a court complaint against Municipal Corporation of Gurugram officials in an order dated Friday, November 6, 2026, escalating its response to alleged failures in road dust control. The direction to initiate prosecution is a new development after the proposed disciplinary chargesheet over sweeping machines, as reported earlier on dalimss.news. The order reviews problems affecting roads and roadside areas across the city, including complaints concerning Sectors 49, 57, 70, 73, 74 and 75.
The four page document names executive engineer Sunder Sheoran and directs MCG to take the necessary steps to file an appropriate complaint before the jurisdictional Judicial Magistrate. It also covers other officials, if any, whose responsibility is established. This is a direction to initiate a legal process; the document does not establish that a court has convicted anyone or that a complaint has already been filed.
What the new authorisation requires
CAQM has authorised the municipal commissioner, or a representative, to file complaints involving inaction or failure by officials responsible for enforcing dust mitigation measures. The authorisation extends to supervisory officers at different levels. The commission cites Section 14(2) of its governing 2021 Act as the basis for the step.
The commission asks MCG to support the complaint with documentary evidence. Its list includes inspection reports, photographs, road sweeping records, the directions previously issued and the action taken on them. It also requires records establishing the responsibilities and roles of the officials concerned. An action taken report, a copy of the complaint and related details may then be supplied to the commission.
The order follows an explanation notice issued on October 21 and a personal hearing on November 3. The commission's public document listing gives November 7 as the upload date; the letter itself is dated November 6. No separate deadline for filing the complaint is printed in its concluding directions.
MCG's assurances did not settle earlier findings
At the hearing, MCG representatives said roads were being deep cleaned regularly. They said door to door collection and waste processing would be ensured by mid November, and put the current efficiency of mechanical road sweeping machines at approximately 50% to 60%. They proposed increasing that figure to around 80% by mid November.
The commission treated those statements as future improvements, saying they did not themselves address the deficiencies and noncompliance already documented. It also recorded MCG's submission about proposed disciplinary proceedings against Sheoran under Rule 7 of the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 2016, relating to serious lapses in sweeping operations.
Those figures are MCG's submissions as recorded in the hearing, rather than an independent measurement made for this report. Similarly, the mid November target is an assurance given to the commission. The November 6 order does not certify that the improvement has been achieved.
The inspection record behind the decision
The order traces the matter back to an inspection on December 26, 2025. Of 125 MCG road stretches examined, inspectors found high visible dust on 34, moderate dust on 58 and low dust on 29. Only four stretches had no visible dust. The commission says it communicated the findings to MCG and followed them with instructions on January 5, 2026.
A complaint dated February 4 concerned dust and accumulated municipal and construction waste in the six sectors listed in the order. An inspection on February 5 found loose soil and construction waste lying unattended beside roads. In May, the commission directed dust control management cells in Haryana, including MCG and GMDA, to identify, remove and scientifically dispose of accumulated dust before and after the monsoon.
The next major inspection cited in the order took place on October 14. Inspectors covered 52 stretches extending approximately 104 kilometres, divided between 56 kilometres under MCG and 48 under GMDA. They recorded 258 violations: 174 relating to MCG roads and 84 to GMDA roads. The categories included visible dust, construction waste, damaged footpaths and potholes.
The commission's separate October 15 release identifies inspected locations including Palam Vihar, Pace City I and II, Sikanderpur, Mehrauli Gurugram Road, Dwarka Expressway, Daultabad Road and Dharampur Road. The November order also records 1,135 public complaints concerning MCG and 183 concerning GMDA as of October 13. These are the commission's historical counts, not new complaints received this weekend.
The November 6 authorisation supplies the new legal development. Earlier city reports on the 258 inspection findings and night checks of sweeping operations explain the preceding dust control work. The next verifiable step is MCG's filing and the supporting action report requested by the commission.
