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Delhi's Genius Plan to Fix Dust: Build 400km of New Dusty Roads

16 February 2026 - New Delhi, Delhi

Record date
16 Feb 2026
Location
New Delhi, Delhi
The odd part

Solving a dust problem by initiating a city-wide construction project that generates record-breaking dust.

What happened

As Delhi wakes up to another day of 'Severe Plus' smog, the government has launched a masterstroke: building 400km of new roads. The logic is simple: if you pave everything, there is no ground left to produce dust. When reminded that construction sites are the primary source of fine particulate matter, officials suggested that citizens should simply 'hold their breath' until the project is completed in 2035. The plan is being hailed as the most expensive way to bury the problem under a layer of fresh concrete.

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