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New Delhi: Very thick clouds of smog engulfed parts of the national capital as the air quality index across the metropolitan city continued to prevail in the ‘severe’ category today this morning after a slight improvement a day earlier, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
According to the data released by the CPCB, the overall air quality index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 418 this morning. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Anand Vihar was recorded at 452, 460 at Punjabi Bagh, 433 at RK Puram, and 413 at ITO, all in the ‘severe category zone’.
Air pollution levels can be high during the winter months for a number of reasons, including dust and vehicular pollution, dry-cold weather, stubble burning, burning crop residues after the harvest season, and commuting. Cold air is denser and moves slower than warm air, so it traps pollution and doesn’t whisk it away.
This means that air pollution persists longer in winter than in summer. According to doctors, the recommended AQI for any healthy person should be less than 50, but these days the AQI has become more than 400, which can prove fatal for people suffering from lung-related diseases and even poses a risk of lung cancer.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to ensure that crop residue burning is stopped “immediately”, saying it cannot let “people die” due to pollution.
Delhi L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena blames AAP govt
Kejriwal-led Aam Admi Party (AAP) government in Delhi misled and lied to the people in connection with the odd-even scheme to counter the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, an official release from LG Vinai Kumar Saxena’s Office said on Tuesday (November 7).
“The much-publicized odd-even scheme to fight air pollution post-Diwali that was declared by the AAP Government yesterday is nothing but an attempt to mislead people and courts to divert attention from the ongoing severe crisis in the capital caused by air pollution,” the statement said.
Gopal Rai and the Chief Minister approved all proposals except that about odd-even plying of vehicles, where they wanted a decision on implementation to be taken after advice from “experts”.The file was subsequently sent to the LG Secretariat for LG’s approval. The LG Secretariat has raised this deliberate fabrication in its letters to the CM Office.
Meanwhile, Gopal Rai said, “The government has taken the decision to implement the Odd-Even Vehicle Scheme, and regarding that, we have seen a few observations in the media. After that, we have decided that, after studying the Supreme Court’s order, we will make detailed plans, and then we will inform you all. We will incorporate the orders of the Supreme Court in the detailed planning.”
दिल्ली में बढ़ते प्रदूषण को देखते हुए दिल्ली सरकार का महत्वपूर्ण फ़ैसला –
दिल्ली में दिवाली के बाद प्रदूषण बढ़ सकता है
इसके मद्देनज़र फ़ैसला लिया गया है कि दिल्ली में 13 November से 20 November तक Odd-Even लागू होगा
एक हफ़्ते बाद इसकी समीक्षा की जायेगी
– @AapKaGopalRai pic.twitter.com/gIE5ih0BuW
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) November 6, 2023
“The government had taken the decision to implement it on November 13 (Monday), but now, after studying the Supreme Court’s order, tomorrow we will inform the details,” he added.
