Through the app, the citizens can send photographs of any activity which directly causes air pollution. Launching the app, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said the decision was taken by the Delhi government following a high-level meeting with lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung, the Central government and other stakeholders during recent meetings to tackle air pollution in the city.

The 'Swachh Delhi' app has been updated considering the increase in air pollution in Delhi in the last few days. In December last year, the AAP government had launched this app to enable residents to apprise authorities of unclean areas of the city. The government will be monitoring the complaints on a daily basis throughout winter which witnesses rising air pollution.

"Now the people of Delhi can capture images of offending vehicles causing air pollution and other related activities like burning of leaves, plastic and old tyres, unattended garbage dumps and also construction waste," Sisodia said.

All complaints will be forwarded to the concerned department and teams will be immediately despatched to resolve the problem. Sanitary inspectors will supervise this procedure. If any issue is not resolved properly then the sanitation inspectors will be asked for an explanation.

"A fine will be imposed on them (sanitation inspectors) which they will have to pay from their own salary. We are finalising legalities to ensure an SDM oversees this entire process," Sisodia added. The urban development department will track important statistics and data like how many complaints are being lodged and which areas have maximum complaints.

Senior officials from the MCDs and concerned agencies have been roped in to keep a strict eye on how their field staff are responding to these complaints. The main thrust of the app is air pollution caused due to burning of garbage and leaves, industrial, traffic and dust pollution. An auto generated message will also be provided to the complainant through a software, said a senior government official.