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As winds begin to slow down and the National Capital Region (NCR) braces for another round of “severe" air quality days, the government on 19 November 2019 rushed to put in place a 15-day action plan to fight the toxic smog. The announcement was made, following a high-level pollution meeting earlier in the day, which was attended by government representatives from cities in the NCR, and officials from neighbouring Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, including officials of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The 15-day period, according to the government, will witness a massive crackdown on violations, especially on illegal construction and demolition, disposal of municipal solid waste and polluting industries. The government also plans to pave all the roads in Delhi-NCR by August 2020 to address the dust problem.