Air pollution-related grievances

‘54 pc of SAMEER app complaints, 35 pc of social media remain unresolved’

New Delhi:More than half of the air pollution-related complaints received through the Centre’s SAMEER mobile application in the NCR area remain unresolved, while 35 per cent of grievances registered through social media have also not been addressed, according to the CPCB data flagged by an environmental activist.

According to the complaint redressal data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a total of 7,512 complaints were received through the SAMEER app between January 1, 2025, and October 7, 2026. Of these, 3,492 (46 per cent) were marked as resolved, while 4,020 (54 per cent) remained unresolved.

The data, shared by activist Amit Gupta with PTI, showed that the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board had the highest number of unresolved complaints among the agencies listed, with 1,733 of the 2,185 grievances (79 per cent) pending.